Cyprus: lessons from a small disaster | Editorial

In some areas, the handling of this small disaster sets worrying new precedents for the entire bloc; in others it confirms the hold of some very regressive thinking There was no run on the banks as they reopened in Cyprus, a vacuum that some reporters were left bravely trying to fill for their rolling-news channels. But to focus on Limassol's queues (or lack thereof) would be a mistake. The policies imposed on Nicosia over the past fortnight will have larger consequences beyond a few patient cus...