…an Irish solution to an Irish (sic) problem…
Sporting the cuddly-ish name of the ‘Troika’, the IMF, ECB and European Commission were in Dublin making sure that taxpayers in Ireland pay for the socialised debts of, amongst others, German and French banks who made poorly judged loans to Irish banks. Troika frontman, of sorts, Ajai Chopra, gave his approval of the current arrangements. It represents an Irish solution to an Irish problem and it enjoys our support. If Mr Chopra isn’t taking the proverbial, his Troika colleague Istvan Szekely (EC director …