SINN FÉIN:SINN FÉIN president Gerry Adams has said the State needs to "stand up" to the IMF.
“We need to stand up to the IMF-EU . . . they will respect us more if we stand up to them,” he told RTÉ’s Morning Ireland.
When asked if he felt the ECB would continue to loan money to the State even if a euro crisis was triggered by defaulting, Mr Adams said the country is “going down the tubes” and that “hard choices” need to be made.
“The ECB has a lot of money in Ireland, but that’s its problem,” he said. “We are far better dealing with this on our terms . . . acting in our common good rather than a crisis coming down the line which will just swamp everybody.”
Mr Adams added that politicians have to lead by example, saying it is “cynical” for politicians to be debating among themselves “about their fat pensions . . . while they are asking ordinary citizens to tighten their belts”.
