Over the course of six painful months, negotiations between Athens and Brussels have produced innumerable “deadlines”, “ultimatums”, and “last chance” summits, none of which have produced a lasting deal or a Grexit. In fact, until the deposit outflows started to accelerate and Greek PM Alexis Tsipras took the dramatic step of putting creditors’ proposal to a popular vote, many observers were beginning to lose interest, perhaps believing that the farce might just continue indefinitely.