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Disturbing and undemocratic: The week in quotes

“Please desist from insulting the way I dress. Please desist from it.”

IT WAS A week dominated by the Budget with the government having to stand behind cuts to services and tax rises that drew condemnation from the opposition.

Hillary Clinton was in town but was coy about the possibility of taking up permanent residence here while the issues of abortion and penalty points also remained on the agenda.

All that and more, it’s the week in quotes:

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