A deal between Angela Merkel and the Social Democrats sounds appealing. But it would open the door to extremistsSunday 4 March will be a turning point for Europe. On the same day as an important general election in Italy we’ll find out whether an internal referendum of German Social Democrat party members has produced a yes for the grand coalition government in Berlin,continuing its current partnership with Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats.
Conventional wisdom says this would be a great result for Europe. I think the conventional wisdom is inaccurate. Like putting on a medical corset to alleviate a serious back condition then carrying on with your life just as before, a grand coalition would be great in the short term but contaminated in the long. You need to address the causes, and not just the symptoms. And there is an alternative.
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Source: guardian.co.uk