The story of Irish political fortunes over the last two years…

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Gerard has put up his company’s latest study of consumer confidence over the last two years… This chart in particular stands out: 1 for the massive dip when the bailout was finally forced upon the late Brian Lenihan; and two, the almost immediate upturn which probably reflects one, the recovery from shock and the anticipation of a coming general election…

It also suggests, if you buy the extrapolation across from consumer to political confidence, that the current government is walking a much more difficult path than the previous administration.

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