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JOURNALIST Paul Mason has found himself in a full-blown feud with the European Central Bank’s communications chief after tweeting about its move to end Greek financing.
The Channel 4 News economics editor branded the ECB’s decision a “kill Greece strategy” on Wednesday night.
In an unexpectedly personal response, media relations division head Michael Steen accused Mr Mason of “wild, wrong and dangerous hyperbole.”
The bitter words continued under the close scrutiny of thousands of Twitter users, many of whom were quick to join the debate.
Mr Mason challenged Mr Steen and ECB president Mario Draghi to explain the move to the people of Greece and the European Union.
But Mr Steen feebly replied that he could not “speak for all 25 members of governing council who made the decision.”
