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Sat 02 Feb 2010Taoiseach should free his mind when it comes to the reshuffle
Brian Cowen must remember his ministers have to perform well in five separate ways, writes NOEL WHELAN
THE CLASSIC British political comedy Yes Ministeris 30 years old this week. One of the best clips available on YouTube is entitled Reshuffle Rumours – a scene which depicts a fretting Jim Hacker sitting at home driven to distraction, wondering whether he was “up or down or in or out”.
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