Forgetting about the people’s needs

Irish workers are not paying their fair share of the debt — they’ve been lumped with the lot, as banks, politiciansand others remain untouched, writes Dave Hughes

WELL Frankfurt’s way is Labour’s way. And Leo Varadkar’s “not a cent more” to Anglo Irish Bank turned into a €34bn bill.

Despite all the posturing, all bondholders have been paid, with Taoiseach Enda Kenny proudly announcing after his election that Ireland would pay every red cent of its debt. But nothing shows the extent to which banks are running Ireland and Europe more than the recently published Personal Insolvency guidelines.