Breakdown of contract

In the Irish Times via alert Richard Pine of the Durrell School Corfu:

A breakdown of the contract between citizens and authority

LETTER FROM GREECE: The horrendous debt of every man, woman and child has brought hostility and resistance on to the streets

SAMUEL JOHNSON said of fear of death that it “concentrates the mind wonderfully”.

So too does fear of bankruptcy.

In fact, it takes a complete financial collapse such as the current Greek crisis to bring home to ordinary folks the destitution of their society.