24 May, 2012

A Liberal Haiku

This blog has received a transcript of a speech to be made by Nick Clegg, described as Deputy Prime Minister, to the lucky people of Berlin.

The full transcript is here, and I should give a health warning: it's ghastly stuff.

But amidst such tosh as

Management of financial risk, fiscal discipline, labour market reform; these are not just different chapters in an economics textbook. They are closely connected problems with consequences for us all. (getaway, Nick)

This is a European crisis. It must be solved at the European level.

We cannot let this crisis shake our commitment to Europe’s big idea – that union is worth pursuing as a means to peace and prosperity alike.

I found this gem:

The tree is falling, and we are pruning one leaf at a time.

This is so poetic, so beautiful, that I leave it to you in the form of a Japanese Haiku

The euro tree falls


But Nick Clegg is pruning it


One leaf at a time

Just think about that, the next time you wonder why this fool hasn't yet apologised for suggesting we join the euro in the first place.


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