17-12-2016 17:00 via theguardian.com

Tsipras’s spending spree may be relief to Greeks but it won’t end crisis

Flouting bailout terms by giving his people a financial boost could be the prime minister’s final act as ESM freezes short-term cash measuresAlexis Tsipras, the Greek prime minister, likes to shake things up and, in recent days, he has reverted to form. After 16 months of faithfully toeing the line, the leader rebelled, cautiously at first and then almost jubilantly, casting off the fiscal straightjacket that has encased his government with thinly veiled glee.First came the announcement th
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