Sir, – Dan O’Brien denounces German chancellor Angela Merkel as a “capricious” politician “who makes it up as she goes along” (“Angela Merkel is not working – for EU or Berlin”, Opinion Analysis, January 7th).
At the same time he tells us that Germany’s “low unemployment, high export levels and unindebted private sector” have given Germans “a sense of prosperity, security and progress” that few in the world enjoy.
Judging from results, instead of criticising her as Mr O’Brien is doing, all I can do is ask from our own politicians is the same level of skill at making up policy as that shown by Mrs Merkel.
After that, they can be as capricious as they like. – Yours, etc,