Yanis Varoufakis: why bold, brash Greek finance minister had to go

Vindicated by no vote in Sunday's referendum, the self-appointed king of anti-austerians recognised he was impediment to prospective deal

When historians look back at the great Greek debt crisis, the figure of Yanis Varoufakis will feature large. Bold and brash, the self-appointed king of anti-austerians did more to internationalise the folly of austerity politics than any other member of the radical left government of Athens.

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