bill cobbett wrote:Is anyone actually running Greece at the mo ??? ... other than the Germans.
Certainly
Angela Merkel through Forest G.A.P (George A, Papandreou).
The referendum trick is widely believed in Greece that it was staged in order to blackmail the opposition party leader (Samaras) into accepting the terms of the new loan deal. Proof? As soon as Samaras declared that he accepts to sign, the referendum "threat" was taken back.
Others believe that the whole scheme was suggested by the US in order to weaken the Euro towards the dollar.
In any event, fact is that the international turmoil created after the referendum was announced brought billions into the pockets of some people (including the friend of GAP Mr. Soros) overnight