You Couldn't Make It Up

24/01/12 -- A Greek minister who was part of the cabinet that eagerly accepted the original 2010 bailout money from the EU/IMF has sensationally revealed that he didn't actually read the terms of the loan agreement because he too busy.

The agreement was signed in a rush "based on an optimistic and simplistic projection that things would develop in a certain way," he says. Unfortunately for Greece they are now realising that things haven't panned out the way they would have liked now they've extracted their heads from the sand.

I wonder if they've tried tried Wonga.com? They have some very favourable "payday" deals going at the moment I understand. Story here