Avoiding a blame game

We must avoid having a politically-charged kangaroo court, such as Iceland had, that found a convenient member of its elite to ‘blame’ for the crisis, writes Michael Clifford

THE trial of Geir Haarde should have come with a warning — don’t try this at home.

Haarde is the former prime minister of Iceland, who was put on trial for his role in the collapse of the Icelandic economy in 2008. Last Monday, he was found guilty of a minor charge and not guilty on the three main issues. The offence for which he is deemed culpable was his failure to call an emergency cabinet meeting in the run-up to the crisis.