I wish I weren't enjoying this quite so much

Remember this? "Lisbon will save us! We must vote Yes on the Lisbon Treaty!"

Ireland fights to stave off £77 billion bail-out
Ireland was fighting for its political and economic independence last night as secret negotiations began in Brussels over an international bail-out of up to £77billion.

THE BIG PICTURE: Ireland is effectively insolvent – the next crisis will be mass home mortgage default.

Ireland has been betrayed by its EU 'friends’
The country is now effectively bust – its brutal cuts will have been in vain, says Jeremy Warner.

Schadenfreude is a sin. It is bad. I will not climb up to the Cupola of St. Peter's and yell "I told you so," down into the Piazza.



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