The two Brians lost their bottle with the budget

ANOTHER opportunity wasted — the elephant’s still sitting in the corner.

Tuesday’s supplementary or emergency budget, as it latterly became known, was always a budget that was going to satisfy very few people, if indeed it was destined to please anyone at all.

Given that it was a no-win situation, it’s really a pity that Brian Linehan and Brian Cowen did not have the bottle to deal with some of the major underlying issues impacting on the economy.