It's hard to see what else the eurozone leaders have to do to encourage Ireland to vote 'No' to the FU Treaty. Christine Lagarde and José Manuel Barroso lecture people about austerity while paying almost no tax on their... more ››
Here we see the deep strangeness of contemporary Irish politics. In a normal world, if people don't believe the Government, they vote against it. But in the topsy-turvy world we currently inhabit, people voted for the... more ››
All the debate about the pros and cons of a Greek exit from the euro area is missing the point: A German exit might be better for all concerned. more ››
If the euro is to survive, radical steps to federalise banking practices, budgetary policies and state indebtedness will be needed within the euro zone. So will more determined and resourced means to stimulate economic growth,... more ››
Each step forward is technically complex, constitutionally uncharted and politically fraught. And it is no longer just Greece that threatens to blow the whole precarious exercise off course. Spain, long a source of concern, is... more ››