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The Greek Defence
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"The Greek Defence" refers to a justification used by the United Kingdom political party the Liberal Democrats after they changed the direction of their economic policy after the 2010 General Election. Upon voting as part of the coalition government for policies they'd previously opposed, they highlighted the dangers posed to the UK economy if it were to mirror the situation facing the Greek economy. This become known as "The Greek Defence" and was seized on by political opponents as a way to justify an apparent about face. In the House of Commons Labour MP Ed Miliband attacked the position being defended by Liberal Democrat Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Chris Huhne saying "So there we have it : The Greek defence. A person may vote Liberal Democrat, but along sails The Greek Defence, which means that one does not need to keep one's promises. Promises do not mean anything from the Liberal Democrats if something happens in Greece". It has since come to take on a wider meaning of justifying a reversal of one's opinion due to something completely unrelated. See Also
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