Quote Originally Posted by Furunculus View Post
toodlepip!
Yes, within Europe, the UK is second only to Greece in deficit spending.

The UK is one of the largest creditors of Greece. Yet because the UK is not in the Euro, British banks will be saved by the taxpayers in other countries.

The centre of European haute finance, of constant pressure for even less regulation, and the final recipient of taxpayer funded bailouts, is the City of London.

Ceaseless attacks on the Euro by speculators originate in London. The risks of this are for the European taxpayer, the profit for London.

[/perfidious Albion, rant rant rant]