Last week’s series of comparative statements were obviously co-ordinated. What I find intriguing about them is their sheer desperation. The French economic policy elite no longer understand the world. They genuinely believe that they are doing better than the British. The French private sector is in much better shape. The country is committed to the righteous path of fiscal austerity. So why should the rating agencies be downgrading France and not Britain? It is just not fair. Or is it?
上周發(fā)布的一系列比較聲明顯然是事先商量好的。在我看來(lái)，這些聲明的耐人尋味之處在于它們表露的絕望心態(tài)。法國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)政策精英已脫離現(xiàn)實(shí)。他們真的相信自己比英國(guó)人做得更好：法國(guó)私人部門(mén)的狀況比英國(guó)好得多，法國(guó)正堅(jiān)定走在財(cái)政緊縮的正確道路上。至于評(píng)級(jí)機(jī)構(gòu)為何要降低法國(guó)、而不是英國(guó)的評(píng)級(jí)？這根本不公平。但是，事實(shí)真是這樣嗎？