Beggar my neighbour

SOME opposition politicians and economic pundits have been likening the bailout negotiations with the EU and IMF to a poker game in which the government had played badly.

Tue, 30 Nov, 2010 - 00:00

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In reality, however, the negotiations were more a case of “beggar my neighbour”.

K Nolan

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