Politics by Numbers is a new series for The Journal where broadcaster, author and spreadsheet stan Gavan Reilly takes a data deep dive into a political point of the week. By the time of her visit, Ireland had officially ended its bailout – and the Chancellor was fielding questions about retroactively undoing some of the damage. Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock PhotoThe outcome on that day wasn’t quite so clear. Related Reads Gavan Reilly: The government is getting things done, like a student cramming for exams Gavan Reilly: How much of our law is some form of EU law? Gavan Reilly is the Political Correspondent for Virgin Media News and the host of Monday with Gavan Reilly, which airs every Monday at 10pm on Virgin Media Play and Virgin Media One.