Panama Papers: Debate with Yanis Varoufakis
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Channel: Channel 4 News
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Length: 19min 3sec (1143 seconds)
Published: Mon Apr 04 2016
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Every time I hear Varoufakis speak, I can't help but think how things would be different if he had real authority in EU matters. One of the few people who actually have concrete, well argued ideas for change, rather than the vague suggestions and promises politicians throw around.
That was easily the best thing I've heard on the EU question so far.
Why aren't our lead politicians talking like this?
Are they scared of discussing this matter with that degree of candour? And if so why are they allowing that fear to prevent them from doing it anyway?
This is the kind of debate that's missing from UK politics.
And now all the grandstanding and posh mooing at PMQs just irritates me more. It's like going from a library full of earnest academics into a primary school classroom full of kids hyped up on sugar.