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Could Cyprus be the first domino to fall?

The news that Cyprus is about to run out of money has given a dangerous new angle to the euro-zone crisis. The economy is so small that a bail-out would be very cheap, but the Government will be particularly reluctant to accept the conditions on which euro-zone governments would have to insist. And if Cyprus left the euro-zone, there is a risk that others would follow.

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