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marmar

(77,077 posts)
Sun Jan 25, 2015, 09:04 PM Jan 2015

David Cameron, go Cheney yourself


David Cameron has warned that the victory of a radical anti-austerity party in the Greek elections will “increase economic uncertainty across Europe”, as British left-wingers celebrated.

Some claim the election result, which saw Alexis Tsipras's Syriza party sweep the ruling centre-right New Democracy party from power, will plunge the euro into a fresh crisis. He has promised to renegotiate the terms of Greece's £179bn international bailout deal to strip out clauses requiring the Government implements policies of austerity.

In a message on Twitter, the Prime Minister said: “The Greek election will increase economic uncertainty across Europe. That's why the UK must stick to our plan, delivering security at home.”

However Peter Hain, the shadow Welsh Secretary, said it was a “fantastic Syriza win”. ..............(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/greece-elections-david-cameron-warns-of-greater-economic-uncertainty-across-europe--but-russell-brand-says-hed-vote-for-syriza-10001772.html



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David Cameron, go Cheney yourself (Original Post) marmar Jan 2015 OP
+1000; hope he gets the boot when we have our elections in May LeftishBrit Jan 2015 #1
It will be quite the opposite. Like California onecaliberal Jan 2015 #2

LeftishBrit

(41,205 posts)
1. +1000; hope he gets the boot when we have our elections in May
Sun Jan 25, 2015, 09:09 PM
Jan 2015

And takes that sanctimonious idiot George Osborne with him!

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