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Sat 02 Feb 2009Time to prune drastically our puffed-up political system
With the economic survival of the State at stake, the political system must shape up, writes TIM PAT COOGAN.
OUR POLITICAL system is not measuring up to the challenge of the current crisis. The issue is the economic survival of the State. Not so long ago the combined worth of a share in each of our two main banks was close on €40. Today two shares would not buy one Irish Times.
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