Thank the brave Brian Lenihan when we exit the bailout next month

The idea that the less well-off would have done better had the entire banking system been allowed to fail is nothing short of puerile.

This was the line spun by the Labour Party in the run-up to the last election and it is such a good story that I find it hard to blame them for telling it

SAY a prayer for Brian Lenihan when we exit the bailout next month. Thank him for making a plan and sticking to it until he knew it was safe to hand over.