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The capital review should have addressed the corrosive effect of ten years of recession on democracy itself

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The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away. And so it is with Michael Noonan and Paschal Donohoe.

Not too long ago, we were treated to an announcement of the capital review, the first truly post-crash opportunity to look at our capital funding requirements. The following week, we were briefed on the contracting fiscal space for 2018 and the need for ministers to pare back programmes in their departments. Announcing the capital review, ...