Greece

Do the right thing

16 November 2011 | Steve Freer

CIPFA’s chief executive calls for a concerted effort from accountancy institutes, firms and individual accountants to respond to the current global crisis by tackling poor public financial management Read more

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The technocrat tendency

15 November 2011 | John Tizard

Italy’s new government will be made up mainly of non-political, technical experts. But democracy requires politicians, not technocrats, to make decisions and to be accountable to an electorate Read more

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My Big Fat Greek Government?

8 November 2011 | Colin Talbot

‘Big government’ has not been the downfall of Greece. What happened in the country is more part of the continuing legacy of the years of occupation, civil war and dictatorship Read more...

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It’s all Greek to George Osborne, by Colin Talbot

17 August 2010 | Colin Talbot

One of the most disingenuous refrains coming from the coalition is the attempt to compare the UK with Greece, and suggest that unless brutal action is taken we will see interest rates soar as ‘the markets’ lose confidence in the British government’s ability to pay its debts. Read more...

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