Sunday, 6 November 2011

Alistair Darling lets cat out of bag...

Spotted by Denis Cooper in Hansard, 2 November 2011, column 919:

Mr Alistair Darling (Edinburgh South West) (Lab): When the Prime Minister goes to the G20 meeting over the next couple of days, will he try to persuade his colleagues of the urgency of coming up with some detail on the eurozone settlement reached last week? It is not at all clear how on earth Greece will get out of its difficulties, even if the referendum passes. European banks will need shoring up well before next summer, and as for the new rescue fund, which may be needed sooner than we think, it does not actually exist.

2 comments:

Barnacle Bill said...

Well he knows better than anyone the real state of our banks, especially the ones north of the border, after working under the Bufty frae Kirkcaldy.

dearieme said...

'course the rescue fund doesn't exist: no-one will lend it any money.