Quintin Jardine's blog

Maybe I’m in a minority . . . time will tell . . . but I have mighty admiration today for George Papandreou. He’s had the courage to listen to the voice of his people, stand up to the hectoring and bullying of Sarkozy and Merkel, and say to them, bluntly, ‘Back off, you two. Greece is the cradle of democracy, so before we condemn ourselves to decades of penury in order to remain in your currency club, it’s only right that we have a vote on it.’ He says that he wants a ‘yes’ vote. I’m not sure I believe that, but otherwise he strikes me as a politician of integrity, a rare breed. Or am I wrong, Paul?