I`ve been laid up in bed this week, missed all the fun (take the advice of a hairy assed old Chief fellers;at the first twinge of pain in your hip see a doctor IMMEDIATELY and insist on being referred to a consultant IMMEDIATELY. It is the most painful thing I have ever experienced and its taken 10 months so far and no surgical appointment)
It is so entertaining watching the Eurojerks getting all stern about finances and money. I enjoyed Marianne`s whimsical remark about rules. As she knows they had rules. One of the rules for entry was that the applicant`s debt should be less than 60% of GDP (I hope my figures are correct, I will Google for the figures if challenged) None of the Eurojerks checked to see if this rule was being obeyed, or if they did they just ignored it, France had a debt of 160% of GDP. God knows what Greece was but again no-one did anything about curbing their club members when it looked as if they were getting themselves and the club in trouble. Another rule of course was that the funds for the Eurozone and its parent organisation the EU should be properly administered. Well..that`s natural innit? but nobody did anything about the accounts not being cleared for the last thirteen years. The waste and corruption and crookedness is of truly Olympian proportions. How any body in the EU can have the brass neck to point to the minor foilbles of the Greek economy is very good. Who said the Germans lack a sense of humour?
And after all the Sturm und Drang of the past fortnight they are still no nearer a solution to the problem. Not even close to an agreement to reach a solution that might lead to accord within the countries who will be left in the zone next week to have a proper summit which might lead to...
What they really need of course is someone with the breadth of experience and the training and know how and the track record of dealing with financial tsunamis but unfortunately Clegg is a bit busy u turning and dodging bricks from his loyal party members.
I pour a drink and settle down before the news bulletins now. They are more entertaining than the x factor.