Nowhere left to turn — and nobody left to blame

ABANDONED by his coalition partners, left with less than half a Cabinet, and facing an ultimatum from the opposition to call an election by the end of the week, Brian Cowen has nowhere left to turn.

He will regret the botched reshuffle that led to his premature downfall.

But he may regret more his actions — or lack of them — in the wake of the Greens blocking that reshuffle.