@RangersJim @D_G_Alexander I know, it was in the UK’s interest to do so:
…at the time the loan was made, Chancellor George Osborne said it was in the UK's interest to join a rescue package for the Irish economy…
The UK loans were part of a bigger bailout package, which Ireland is continuing to pay off.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Christia_Allard/status/1655131919720361984