POLITICAL REVIEW ... A year of highs and lows in high office

A sideways glance at the political year gone by.

ET TU PRETENTIOUS?

Colm Keaveney signalled he was jumping ship in anger at the budget cuts with a tweet in Latin: “Acta non verba” — “Deeds, not words” — however, his determination to remain Labour chairman despite losing the party whip no doubt tempted Eamon Gilmore to return the favour by telling him to “Lotium longe” — “Pee off”.