Reputations and politics in ruin but the corruption remains the same

The cost reflected the manner in which the state has been run for decades, writes Michael Clifford.

Reputations and politics in ruin but the corruption remains the same
Fri, 23 Mar, 2012 - 00:00

WAS it worth it? When the smoke clears and the result analysed to death, when everybody has moved on, the question will hang in the air at a time of living austerely.

Was it worth it?

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