Just like the ’80s, only different

Charlie on the telly and dodgy haircuts are bad enough, but the discredited doctrine of trickle-down economics is the last straw

Charles Haughey pictured in 1983: today’s similarities with the 1980s are only skin deepPicture: PhotocallDa

Leg warmers, Hall & Oates, mullets, Spandau Ballet, big hair, Bonnie Tyler, trickle down economics, overalls, shoulder pads and Charlie – my God! – Charlie Haughey. The 1980s are everywhere at ...