Madam, – I have recently discovered how to crack the code used by Ministers when issuing statements to the public. The simple, yet ingenious, trick they use is to say the exact opposite of what the truth is. Recent examples would be: We are not in talks with the IMF over a bailout, the Government is not clinging on to power as long as possible and the four-year plan for national recovery will protect the most vulnerable. – Yours, etc,