If the obstreperous greeks recently got a softening of their bail-out terms ( in essence a partial debt write-off ) to avert the threat of " grexit " from the euro , surely the irish deserve help to secure their exit from the bail-out and return to markets on schedule at the end of the year .
The one-time leader is also enjoying his elevation to the house of lords , completing his long odyssey from obstreperous enfant terrible to affable statesman .
