IT IS arguable that the Taoiseach has made the right decision in “the uniquely serious circumstances in which we find ourselves”, as he put it. Brian Cowen, with the full support of his Fianna Fáil Ministers, will proceed to publish the four-year plan with the €15 billion “adjustment” tomorrow, a budget containing €6 billion in cuts on December 7th and the necessary measures to bring it into effect thereafter. He will seek a general election early in the new year. So, after month...


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