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Many thanks for your reply and I do agree with much of what you say. I don't really know but l am sure that I have read on here that the Greeks lied to join the EU/Euro etc, and fiddled the books. If this is the case, then the lender would not be so guilty, though you might have thought that...

It looks rather as if you are desperate to find fault with the EU and this is your main aim. Doubtless many folk are unhappy with the EU, and I am sure you are not alone. However, do you not feel that in this case, the Greeks might just have themselves to blame? Their profligate ways for many...

This stance is fine and principled, if you would apply this to yourself. If you were to lend cash to a mate, who then blew it and refused to change his ways, would you then willingly write it off? Now multiply what your reaction would be by billions and you can then perhaps see why the Germans...

It is afterall only an image that someone chose to mention. As to how far European standards have fallen, well that is far more debatable. Greece has been given billions in hand-outs -how many have there been? - and with each one comes a request/demand to put their own house in order. This...

I must confess that I have never heard of this character. It may have been published in 48 countries, but that is hardly proof that it is widely talked about. Yes, academics may discuss it, but believe me, after so many years in education, academic's grip on reality is not always that great. Go...

You have tried this one on before! No, we do NOT agree with you that better systems are inevitable - this is you adding that bit on to gain a bit of one-upmanship! Are these concepts increasingly popular? Who says so? We have heard yours and quite frankly, it is a case of fantasy world. I accept...

I think you may have a point here, but this is really only scratching the surface, is it not? Whilst we have a benefits system that will step in readily, then relationship break-downs will always happen rather too easily. Of course this is not the only issue, I fully appreciate. Of course an...

I am sure that there is merit to what you say. I do recall many years ago reading a critique in Germany to the effect that the Germans and other countries knew, or must at least have had a good idea - what they were letting themselves in for, by allowing a country such as Greece into the EU. I...

Is this the not a glaring example of your fantasy world? No one disagrees with your repeated assertion that there is inequality, but the solutions such as you put forward are so simplistic. Who is going to pay for millions to have these increased benefits, and what sort of mindset would it...

??? Alcohol?

[/B] So it could happen -I thought that it was going to happen and that this is fact.

There's our teacher -who tells us that he tries to encourage independent thinking and debate, but when he himself gets closely questioned, the insults start to fly. No wonder you like to do it with Year 7 -they are more gullible. Not you at your best.

Are you trying to out-do Mustafa when it comes to simplistic statements?

Your comment about where you send your children is irrelevant -I have not mentioned this and would not presume so to do. As you well know, I was pointing out the foolishness of your simplistic statement that socialism means this and capitalism means that, when my experience directly contradicts...

is it at all possible that you can enlarge on this so I know what you mean, please? Oh, and please not telling me that it is simple,like last night.

But when are you going to tell us HOW and what constitutes FAIR.