The Republic of Ireland emerged from its EU-International Monetary Fund bailout late last year and there are encouraging signs that a corner has been turned.

It is a warm September day in Swords, not far from Dublin Airport.
People are sitting in deck chairs queuing to buy houses and apartments in a new development, a sight not seen since the end of the Celtic Tiger economy and the 2008 crash.
Some have already spent several nights there and they do not want to talk to the media.
But for one woman, Derry-Anne Morgan, it is a scene that fills her with dread.
"I just don't like seeing this portrayed as though they're all coming out again as happened before," she says.
"It smacks of the old bidding and gazumping.  And it seems as if we haven't learnt any lessons from before."
Perhaps, though, people have learned as the development did not sell out.
It was over-priced property, by about 50%, and the collapsing banks that brought the Republic of Ireland to its economic knees.
In a small, busy office in the centre of Dublin, near the iconic Ha'penny Bridge over the River Liffey, Gavan Russell is trying to sell and rent property.
He believes that with house prices up by a quarter in a year in the city, a corner has been turned.
"I do see a recovery, rents have appreciated over the last 12 months, up by 15%," he said.
"Capital sales are up by 25% in Dublin.  It's spreading to other cities.  It's starting to slow down a little bit now, which is probably a good thing."
It is lunchtime near the River Liffey and almost 20 people have come over staggered times to look at a one-bedroom apartment on the market at 950 euros (Â£755) a month.
Nearly all are young and from abroad and many are in the city to work in the hi-tech industries.
Among them, Frenchman Jeremie Pierret, who has also lived in Germany.
He said: "Prices are high compared to what I know from the south of France and Berlin."
Andrea Filipo from Florence said prices are in line with those in Italy.
Joel Buckle from York in England said: "Once you view an apartment it seems to go straight away because everyone wants it."
But Tia Kalinic from Croatia describes the situation in Dublin as crazy.
"If there is a viewing, you are there with 20 or so people fighting for the apartment," she said.
"The problem is if you want to try to rent it, you have to decide within a few hours."
The many people from outside Ireland who work in Dublin is evidence that the Irish economy is also recovering.
There are some predictions that it could grow by almost 8% over the next 12 months.
But while the multi-national sector is thriving, it is a slightly different story for small and medium-sized enterprises.
That caution is shared by Dan O'Brien of the Irish Independent newspaper.
"The Irish Republic's economy has the capacity to grow a little bit more strongly than the UK or continental countries," he said.
"So, there is the possibility, and only the possibility, that the economy can grow at a decent clip over the next few years.  But economies are really unpredictable."
So, the consensus seems to be the Republic of Ireland's economy is set to grow.
But with high debt levels, both personal and public, and banks still not lending as much as many would like, it is far too soon to talk of a Celtic phoenix rising from the ashes of the Tiger's bubble years.


The tax affairs of football manager Jose Mourinho should be investigated by British officials following allegations he used off-shore companies to reduce his tax bill, a UK MP has said.

Mourinho is accused of moving millions of pounds of earnings to the British Virgin Islands to avoid paying tax.
The Manchester United manager's agent said the allegations were "unfounded".
Public accounts committee chairwoman Meg Hillier told the Sunday Times the claims required "close examination".
HM Revenue and Customs said it would not comment on named individuals, but took "all allegations of tax evasion extremely seriously" and "always investigates allegations of fraud together with any intelligence provided".
Further claims about the tax affairs of Mourinho - as well as other top international football stars - have been made in the Sunday Times and other European newspapers.
The publications acquired leaked documents from the website Football Leaks, following a cyber attack on football agents earlier this year.
Mourinho has been accused of using "a complex web of off-shore companies" to avoid paying tax in the UK and Spain.
The allegations surround his time as manager of UK side Chelsea, between 2004 and 2007, and Spanish club Real Madrid, between 2010 and 2013.
According to the reports, Portuguese-born Mourinho, 53, placed £10m (€12m) into a Swiss account owned by a British Virgin Islands (BVI) firm.
The newspaper claims Mourinho and his advisers deducted substantial costs for a BVI company - which it suggests has no employees.
The Sunday Times says Mourinho - as well as Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo - also used bank accounts and companies in Ireland, Switzerland and New Zealand to process substantial earnings for their image rights.
However, Jorge Mendes - the agent for both Mourinho and ex-Manchester United player Ronaldo - denies the claim.
He says both men were fully compliant with UK and Spanish tax rules.
The statement added that the allegations stemmed from a cyber attack earlier this year on some sports agents, details of which were prohibited by a Spanish court from being published.
The head of HMRC will appear before Ms Hillier's committee - which is responsible for overseeing government expenditure - this week.
The Labour MP told the BBC: "I think it is really important that the tax authorities take a really close look at what's gone on and we will be raising this with them on Wednesday."
She said the allegations would be "galling" for football fans who buy season tickets and spend a lot of their disposable income on watching games.
"On Wednesday, we are already examining HMRC on how they deal with high net-worth individuals and it is clear that there are issues there about the resource they have got and how they go about dealing with people with very large amounts of wealth," she said.
A spokesman for the tax authority said last year it had received an additional £800m "to help tackle the cheats" by increasing the number of people prosecuted.
He added: "HMRC carefully scrutinises the arrangements between football clubs and their employees in respect of any image right payments to make sure the right tax is paid - in recent years we have identified more than £80m in additional tax payable from clubs, players and agents.
"We take seriously allegations that customers or their agents may have acted dishonestly in the course of an enquiry, and can reopen closed cases if we suspect this has happened. "
The allegations surrounding Mourinho and Ronaldo are based on two terabytes of leaked information which allegedly includes original contracts.
The claims were published by an international consortium of journalists - including German newspaper Der Spiegel, Spain's El Mundo and the UK's Sunday Times - which obtained a trove of about 18m documents.
Other top players were also named in the documents.
The consortium says it intends to publish a series of articles under the banner "Football Leaks" over the next few weeks.
It comes eight months after the so-called Panama Papers lifted the lid on how the world's rich and powerful use tax havens to hide their wealth.
Real Madrid, Ronaldo's current employer, did not respond to requests from news agencies for comment.
Manchester United said the allegations related to events before Mourinho's arrival at the club and so it would not comment.
One of the papers in the consortium, the Dutch NRC, alleges that Ronaldo moved €63.5m (£53.1m, $67.7m) to the British Virgin Islands at the end of 2014.
The paper says the striker received sponsorship fees which were moved via two Irish companies to the tax haven, 11 days before Spain changed an advantageous tax law.
According to the reports, Friday's first batch of leaks centred on "a system" put in place by Mr Mendes, whose company has denied any wrongdoing.
His company, Gestifute, said in a statement that neither Ronaldo nor Mourinho "have been implicated in legal proceedings of the tax evasion commission in Spain".
The company accused the media consortium of operating in an "insidious" way concerning the stars' tax obligations.


Celtic moved to within one win of their sixth straight Scottish Premiership title with victory at Dundee.

The hosts frustrated Celtic for most of the first half, Dedryck Boyata's header cleared off the line by Paul McGowan.
But Jozo Simunovic's flick towards goal deflected off Kevin Gomis to creep in, and Stuart Armstrong headed in a James Forrest cross to double the lead.
Marcus Haber missed two good chances for Dundee, but Faissal El Bakhtaoui's 25-yard stunner ensured a nervy finale.
Ultimately though, Brendan Rodgers' side extended their unbeaten domestic run this season to 36 matches.
With a 25-point lead over second-placed Aberdeen and nine games left, Celtic could clinch the title in their next Premiership match against Hearts at Tynecastle on Sunday, 2 April, although they would already be champions if the Dons fail to secure at least a point at Dundee on 31 March.
Paul Hartley's side remain in eighth place, four points off the top six.
We have witnessed many different types of performances from the Celtic juggernaut as it rolls relentlessly towards six titles in a row. This was a mixture of the good and the ugly - there is rarely bad.
When things are not going their way, they simply put their heads down and grind away at teams until they finally buckle.
It's not always pretty but it's usually positive, and so it was in the first half against a very well organised Dundee side determined to change their fortunes after two straight defeats.
Celtic dominated but despite trying to progress down both flanks and through the middle, and enjoying set-pieces galore, Dundee stood firm and looked likely to head into the break all-square.
But the buckle came just seconds before the whistle when - moments after McGowan cleared Boyata's header off the line - Simunovic fired in at close range, with a little help from a deflection off the back of Gomis.
The goal certainly fired Celtic up and took some of the wind out of Dundee's sails.
Rodgers' side flew at the Dark Blues from the restart and doubled their lead via a 12th goal of the season from Armstrong, who flicked his header expertly past Scott Bain after a fabulous run and cross from Forrest.
Most observers of Celtic this season would have bet their mortgage on that being game over. Ultimately that proved correct but the thanks for that went to the defence.
Hartley's side went into this fixture having failed to pick up a point or score a goal in March, following a productive February that featured an impressive 2-1 win over Rangers.
The same spirit was evident at the start and end of this match as Dundee fought, pressed and harried Celtic all over the pitch and made life difficult for the visitors' flair players such as Moussa Dembele and Scott Sinclair.
Hartley once again showed his tactical prowess when he changed things in the second half and watched his side claw their way back through a spectacular solo effort from El Baktaoui.
The Moroccan striker came off the bench and skipped through the Celtic midfield before firing into Craig Gordon's top right-hand corner. It was simply stunning.
Haber should have scored before that but screwed his effort wide. It was a defeat for the Dee but far from a demoralising one.
Dundee boss Paul Hartley: "I felt, especially in the second half, we were excellent.
"We knew they would have a lot of possession but even in the first half they never really cut us open, and it was a bit of sucker punch with the opening goal, where they got a bit of fortune.
"We conceded a poor second goal but we changed the shape to 4-4-2, Marcus Haber had an excellent opportunity and we scored an excellent goal. I'm pleased with the players' attitude - they never gave in, they kept believing.
"El Bakhtaoui has that in his locker, but he has just not been consistent enough. He has jumped up two leagues (after scoring 30 goals for Dunfermline in League One last season), and we knew it was never going to be easy for him.  But he just needs to produce it more often."
Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers: "Dundee have picked up of late, they make things very difficult and we knew it would be a tough game.
"But we deserved the victory, even if it was a bit closer in the end than it should have been.
"At times we played some fantastic football and had chances to make it more comfortable but we didn't make the final pass, and we gave away a poor goal on the defensive side, although it was a great finish.
"Then we had to show we could stand up to a lot of high balls coming into our box, but the players did magnificently to defend that.
"There is a different competition in itself, to see who can maybe be the first (domestic) team to beat Celtic. But we can only apply ourselves as well as we possibly can.  I've told the players not to worry about headlines in terms of 'invincibles' or 'trebles'. My worry is just to play the best football we can, and if we do that, we will win games."
Match ends, Dundee 1, Celtic 2.
Second Half ends, Dundee 1, Celtic 2.
Foul by Nick Ross (Dundee).
Kieran Tierney (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Kevin Holt (Dundee) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Patrick Roberts (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Kevin Holt (Dundee).
Moussa Dembele (Celtic) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Patrick Roberts (Celtic).
Kevin Holt (Dundee) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Mikael Lustig (Celtic).
Craig Wighton (Dundee) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution, Celtic. Erik Sviatchenko replaces Scott Sinclair.
Attempt missed. Marcus Haber (Dundee) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
Attempt blocked. Moussa Dembele (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Faissal El Bakhtaoui (Dundee) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Goal!  Dundee 1, Celtic 2. Faissal El Bakhtaoui (Dundee) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Kevin Holt.
Substitution, Dundee. Faissal El Bakhtaoui replaces Henrik Ojamaa.
Eboue Kouassi (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Moussa Dembele (Celtic).
Kevin Holt (Dundee) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Celtic. Patrick Roberts replaces James Forrest.
Substitution, Celtic. Eboue Kouassi replaces Callum McGregor.
Substitution, Dundee. Nick Ross replaces Tom Hateley.
Corner,  Celtic. Conceded by Darren O'Dea.
Corner,  Celtic. Conceded by Scott Bain.
Corner,  Dundee. Conceded by Dedryck Boyata.
Scott Brown (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Scott Brown (Celtic).
Paul McGowan (Dundee) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Marcus Haber (Dundee) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
Substitution, Dundee. Craig Wighton replaces James Vincent.
Goal!  Dundee 0, Celtic 2. Stuart Armstrong (Celtic) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by James Forrest.
Tom Hateley (Dundee) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Scott Brown (Celtic).
Corner,  Celtic. Conceded by Mark O'Hara.
Stuart Armstrong (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Tom Hateley (Dundee).
Attempt saved. Kevin Holt (Dundee) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Foul by Jozo Simunovic (Celtic).


A new treatment for people who suffer from a form of blood cancer has been approved by the Welsh Government.

Adult patients with newly-diagnosed multiple myeloma will now be able to access the drug Revlimid, in combination with dexamethasone.
The cancer develops in bone marrow and attacks blood cells, which can cause bone damage and kidney Âproblems.
The Welsh Government said it was pleased to make the drug available "where clinically appropriate".
The most recent figures, in 2013, showed nearly 300 new cases of multiple myeloma were diagnosed in Wales.
Dr Ceri Bygrave, consultant haematologist at Cardiff's University Hospital of Wales, said: "Multiple myeloma is a deadly form of blood cancer, for which there is a need for new treatment approaches and combinations.
"People with the disease live with the constant uncertainty of relapse."
She added: "[The approval of Revlimid] brings an important additional option to Welsh patients who have just received diagnosis of a largely incurable disease."
Mother-of-four Deb Richardson, 48, from Pontypool in Torfaen, welcomed the move.
She was diagnosed with smouldering myeloma, the precursor to multiple myeloma, in 2012 and has to undergo treatment at Nevill Hall Hospital in Abergavenny every eight weeks.
"When I was diagnosed it was a shock because I had pain in my hip which I just thought was arthritis," she said.
"To hear that treatment is available elsewhere, but not in your area, that's hard to take. It's a real postcode lottery.
"With myeloma, a treatment that works for one patient might not work for another, so a new form of treatment could give someone another chance of life."
The All Wales Medicine Strategy Group recommended making Revlimid, also known as lenalidomide, available for Welsh patients with previously untreated multiple myeloma.
NHS Scotland and Northern Ireland approved patient access to this drug combination in December 2015 and April 2016 respectively.
It has been available in England only for patients who have received two or more prior therapies since 2009.
A Welsh Government spokesman said: "In Wales, we are proud to take an evidence-based approach towards the introduction of new medicines in the NHS.
"We were pleased to ratify All Wales Medicine Strategy Group's recommendation to make this new drug available for patients in Wales where clinically appropriate.
"We welcome the manufacturer's engagement with our appraisal process and our Wales Patient Access Scheme. "


Two men described as Russian special-forces soldiers have gone on trial in Kiev accused of waging war against Ukrainian troops.

The pair, named as Yevgeny Yerofeyev and Alexander Alexandrov and alleged to be officers in Russia's GRU foreign military intelligence, were captured in May during fighting in east Ukraine.
Russia insists the men were not serving soldiers when they were detained.
Prosecutors called for life sentences. The hearing was adjourned.
The two men deny charges of terrorism.
The Ukrainian security service says the two men have admitted being members of the Russian military and helping pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine.
But Yevgeny Yerofeyev denied some of his earlier statements, saying that they had been given under duress.  Alexander Alexandrov has not changed his testimony.
Moscow, which has long claimed there are no Russian servicemen in Ukraine, says the men had retired from the military intelligence service before going to Luhansk to join the separatists.
Some officials have spoken of the possibility of exchanging them for Ukrainian air force pilot Nadia Savchenko, 34, who was captured last year.
Tuesday's hearing coincided with the resumption of Nadia Savchenko's trial in southern Russia, where she is accused of planning the deaths of two Russian journalists in a mortar attack.
She told the court she was captured by rebels in eastern Ukraine before the journalists were killed, and then handed over a week later to Russian forces.
"I am a prisoner of war and a hostage who has been abducted," she said, rejecting Russia's claim that she crossed the border herself, posing as a refugee. "I was taken across the border against my will."
Ms Savchenko, who has become a Ukrainian MP during her detention in Russia, dismissed the case against her as a "piece of rubbish" when the trial began last week.
The court trying the two Russians in Kiev said the judicial system would look at a request by their defence lawyers for the trial to take place in Luhansk region, where the soldiers were captured.
Their detention last May was a major success for Ukrainian forces, which had long maintained that Russian special forces were playing a key role in the military campaign by pro-Russian rebels. One Ukrainian was killed during the fighting in which they were captured.
Ukraine's security chief told the BBC at the time that they had been part of a 220-strong GRU team deployed in Luhansk.
While Ukraine and the West have said there is clear evidence of Russian military help, the government in Moscow has argued that only volunteers have joined the separatists in the east.
One of the captured men was shown on an unverified video in May saying he was from the central Russian city of Togliatti, where an elite army intelligence unit is based.


The world's highest paid YouTube star, PewDiePie, has defended himself over allegations of anti-Semitism in a new YouTube video.

The Swede said the allegations - which resulted in Disney cutting ties with him - were "insane" and "unfair".
He said any offensive comments he had made were taken out of context and that he had been "blatantly misrepresented".
Some of his videos in the past few months were found to contain Nazi references or anti-Semitic imagery.
PewDiePie, whose real name is Felix Kjellberg, said in his YouTube video: "I am sorry for the words I used as I know they offended people."
"I do strongly believe that you can joke about anything, but I also believe that there is a right way and not the best way to joke about things," he said.
He said that as a "rookie comedian" he could take jokes too far.
He insisted that he did not support right-wing groups that advocated hatred and that recent articles highlighting his alleged anti-Semitism by newspapers including the Wall Street Journal were personal attacks and attempts to discredit him.
The Swede is reported to have made $15m through YouTube in 2016.
He has been associated with Disney via Maker Studios, a company with a network of YouTube stars. The YouTuber has drawn several billions of views per month and generated vast amounts of income from advertising.
Disney said on Tuesday that while Mr Kjellberg had a reputation for being provocative and irreverent, some of the videos he made were "inappropriate".
In one of the controversial videos, Mr Kjellberg paid two Indians through a crowd-sourcing website to hold up a sign which read "Death to all Jews".
In his response to the criticism, he said he was trying to show how people "would say anything for $5".
In other videos he also showed swastikas drawn by a fan, played the Nazi Party anthem and did a brief Hitler salute - all of which he says was done as a joke and taken out of context.
Mr Kjellberg said that he had been accused of "normalising hatred" in the jokes, whereas in fact it was his media critics who were doing this by their unfair attacks on him.
YouTube itself said earlier that it had cancelled the release of Mr Kjellberg's new series Scare PewDiePie 2, and had dropped him from its Google Preferred scheme, which highlights advertiser-friendly content creators.
In 2016, PewDiePie was temporarily suspended from Twitter after making jokes about so-called Islamic State.


Bristol West's newly-elected MP has been diagnosed with breast cancer.

Thangam Debbonaire, 48, said her consultant had told her the cancer was "perfectly treatable" and that she is "expected to make a full recovery".
Ms Debbonaire said she had picked up the symptoms via a public health campaign and urged women to check their breasts regularly.
The Labour MP said she had arranged backup and support in parliament to cover her absence.
"No matter how I'm feeling, I will ensure I represent and support the people of Bristol West effectively, with the help of a first-class constituency team," she said.
Ms Debbonaire is due to start treatment at Bristol Oncology Centre on 3 July.
She received 35.7% of the vote in the constituency during May's general election taking the seat from Liberal Democrat Stephen Williams.


Perth and Kinross councillors have settled the long-running debate over whether this summer's T in the Park festival can be hosted at Strathallan Castle.

The bosses of Scotland's biggest music festival want to make the Perthshire estate its home this year and every year from now on.
However, locals say the matter has divided opinion in the area, wildlife groups have clashed with festival organisers, and thousands of comments were submitted during public consultations.
The council's development management committee unanimously approved the plans after hearing arguments from both sides - but only for the next three years.
Festival organisers DF Concerts decided to move on from Balado, the annual event's home since 1997, after "substantial" concerns were raised by the Health and Safety Executive about the Forties oil pipeline which runs underneath the site.
The group examined more than 100 potential sites across Scotland and the north of England, before settling on fellow Perthshire estate Strathallan.
They said the appealing natural setting of the estate was a key factor in the decision, alongside its central location and proximity to power lines.
The move was backed by part-owners of the estate, but has drawn criticism from some other local residents.
Initially it was argued that the event would only require full planning permission if it was on site for more than 28 days.
Most campers would arrive on Thursday 9 July, and leave on Monday 13 July, but several weeks of setting up and clearing up works would be involved on either side of the event itself.
Local residents raised concerns, and one couple who live on the doorstep of the proposed festival site wrote to the Scottish government asking them to intervene.
Ministers ruled that a full environmental impact assessment would need to be carried out ahead of planning consent being granted.
Opponents of the move, such as the Strathallan T Action Group of local residents, said they were not against the festival, but think Strathallan is the wrong place for it.
They voiced concerns over local wildlife and watercourses, the effect on local tourism, and the suitability of local roads to handle tens of thousands of vehicles.
Supporters of the festival cited surveys which claim the event generates Â£15.4m for the Scottish economy each year, as well as Â£2.7m locally in Perthshire.
They also pointed to the event team's experience of planning and record of environmental protection at Balado.
An initial 28-day public consultation drew a mixed response from residents, with 273 letters of objection and 241 letters of support submitted.
A second public consultation was then held after fresh information was submitted to the council, this time prompting 1,351 objections and 552 letters of support.
In addition, a petition of 1,922 signatures supporting the plans was handed in to the council by DF Concerts, although the Woodland Trust Scotland ran their own petition in opposition.
T in the Park bosses also commissioned a survey of local residents by professional pollsters Survation, which claimed 62% of respondents backed approval of the plans, with 19% against and 19% undecided.
There were no formal objections from statutory consultees, although Sepa did initially lodge concerns about flooding before settling matters with DF Concerts.
The owners of the Gleneagles Hotel spoke out about noise and traffic levels, citing "real concerns" about anti-social behaviour from unauthorised campsites and pedestrian traffic.
The issue of wildlife was the most controversial, with RSPB Scotland and the Woodlands Trust both issuing strong statements about an osprey nest at the site, an issue also raised by Scottish Natural Heritage.
Ospreys are a protected species, and anyone who disturbs them while nesting could face criminal prosecution.
The initial plan was to move the birds to a new nest - one was specially constructed further away from the festival site, but festival bosses were unable to gain access to remove the original nest due to a disagreement with a landowner.
They instead tried to encourage the birds to avoid the old nest by setting up a cherry picker festooned with flags and balloons nearby. The move proved controversial, with RSPB Scotland describing it as "unethical and unacceptable", and police were even called in to investigate.
When it became clear the ospreys had settled at the old nest - prompting the swift removal of the cherry picker - DF Concerts sat down with RSPB Scotland to draw up plans to mitigate the potential impact on the birds.
This will see full-time monitoring of the nest by an on-site expert, a 500 metre buffer zone around the nest while chicks could be present, and bans on fireworks and any use of the access tracks nearby.
As well as the ospreys, DF Concerts put together specific protection plans for red squirrels, otters and bats.
There was also monitoring on site for other species including badgers, pine martens, kingfishers and barn owls, while RSPB Scotland recommended regular checks for ground nesting birds and red kites, another protected species which would require a buffer zone if found nesting near the site.
Festival organisers insist that they will do everything possible to protect the local environment, given that the estate's natural beauty was one of the key factors which attracted them.
The Roberts family, part-owners of the estate who have backed the plans, said that they are "conservationists at heart" and noted: "It's the beauty that brought DF Concerts here. They're not interested in desecrating that or decimating it - it's in their best interest and ours to maintain the environment that's here."
Planning bosses recommended banning any setup or clearing work taking place at night, and restrictions on the amount of light and noise overnight which could disturb animals nearby.
Local residents certainly think so, with the impact of some 85,000 music fans and 9,000 staff travelling to the rural site a common theme among consultation comments.
The council's transport planning group said there would be just under 69,000 vehicle movements during the festival, but noted that there is "sufficient road capacity" to handle this.
Yorkshire-based SEP Ltd, the traffic management firm who put the plans together, insist they are confident in their "scientific calculation" and models of traffic movement.
However, planning bosses said "delays and disruption" were likely on local roads, including a condition for approval that local routes should be surveyed and upgraded before and after the event, at the expense of the applicant.
It was never entirely clear what would have happened if the plans had been thrown out by the development management committee - bands were booked months ago and tickets went on sale last year.
Prior to the decision, DF Concerts chief Geoff Ellis said the whole future of the event could be at stake if the Strathallan plans were rejected.
He told BBC Radio Scotland: "I don't think there is a venue, without going very far north in Scotland, which would be viable for T in the Park, so yes, I don't think it would carry on if we didn't host it at Strathallan this year."
In any case, the committee has not ruled on the long-term future of the event - councillors gave approval only for the next three years, so that the impact of the festival can be assessed.


There may be one positive that comes out of the negative number issued on Wednesday morning by the Scottish government.

With a decline of 0.2%, October-to-December output from the Scottish economy certainly grabs attention - because if there's another quarter of contraction, it's called recession.
Recessions are not the end of the world as we know it. Indeed, an absence of recessions would break with the world as we know it. The economic cycle is just that - a cycle that tends to deliver slowdowns. Australia is the only major country in modern times to have avoided recession for decades.
But they are harder to explain where one's close neighbours are not facing the same downturn. So that gap with the UK numbers is hard to explain away, or to ignore.
There's nothing can be done to avert recession for Scotland now, because the quarter in question - January to March - has just ended. We can only know we're in recession long after it's started, and usually after it's ended.  Confirmation of recession, or not, is scheduled for 3 July.
The figures give us a bit more understanding of what has been going on in the economy, but often raise more questions than leave clear answers.
They show services flat in the final quarter of the year, and that constitutes three-quarters of the economy. Over the year, these figures point to stagnant public sector services. It's hard to count the output of health and education, but on this count, they hardly shifted.
The strongest performers were financial services and, even moreso, firms classified as technical, scientific and administrative support services.
Construction has fallen from an elevated high in its measure of output over the past three years - a factor that has kept Scotland out of recession in past quarters.
Within the production sector, there are some particularly steep falls.  Manufacturing is down 8% in two years, textiles by more.
Metals and machinery is down 24% in two years. It plays a big role in the supply chain for the oil and gas sector.
The category including computer equipment has fallen 6% since 2013, and 44% since the start of the century. That was roughly when we stopped talking about Silicon Glen.
Even food and drink - held up as the big hope for production and exports - saw output fall slightly from 2015 to 2016.
Overall, if you compare the end of 2016 with the final three months of 2015, the economy is producing the same amount. It's stalled, while the UK economy is reckoned to have grown 1.9%.
If you add up the four quarters of 2015 and compare them with the four quarters of 2016, you get to the anaemic growth rate of 0.4%, while the UK economy is up 1.8%.
How does that compare with other economies?  While Scottish output stalled, the US was up 2% between December 2015 and December 2016, the Eurozone up 1.7%.  Developing economies grow faster. India was up 7% and China by nearly as much.
Closer comparators to Scotland include Ireland, bouncing back from the depths with 7.2%, and Iceland doing likewise, with a bumper 11.3% growth.  Norway saw 1.8% growth, not helped by the oil and gas downturn either.  Sweden and Denmark saw 2.3% growth.
Down in the doldrums with Scotland was Russia on 0.3% growth.  Those over-dependent on oil revenues, as well as those afflicted by war, dominate the list of those with contracting economies: Brazil continued a nightmare contraction with 2.5% less output last year, and Venezuela has gone hideously wrong, down 18%.
The numbers for the final quarter of 2016 make it hard to argue that the downturn has been all about the oil and gas slump, because the stalled, becalmed and contracting bits of the economy are much more widely spread.
A boost from the weakening of the pound after the June referendum is not clear. Export sectors have not performed as might have been expected. And the service sector - representing three-quarters of the economy - has been flat.
So what has changed that might explain this? The Scottish government looks to Brexit uncertainty. Its newly-commissioned measure of consumer sentiment tanked after the referendum - less for individual household expectations than for expectations for the economy as a whole.
I asked finance secretary Derek Mackay - he was on a life science business visit just after the results came out - why Scotland is feeling the Brexit effect any differently from the rest of the UK.
Perhaps Scots are better informed about what Brexit entails, he suggested. Perhaps it's because they are more pro-Europe, and therefore feel the loss of that trading relationship more keenly.
Perhaps so, but something more than that has to be going on. What else could that be? The distinctive parts of the story in Scotland include the low business start-up and growth rates, the lack of corporate headquarters in the country, and relatively poor research and development spending by businesses.
Some blame over-dependence on the public sector. With a squeeze on spending, there could be a proportionately bigger effect for a country with a bigger public spend.
There are issues of being at the periphery of Europe, though that doesn't seem to be holding back Ireland or Iceland.
A more subdued (and sensible?) property market releases less equity to homeowners on which they can borrow to spend and invest more.
Plus, yes, there's politics. If Brexit is pinpointed as the key source of uncertainty which has hit consumer confidence and thus hit economic growth, I asked the finance secretary if the prospect of another independence referendum is a help or a hindrance to the economy.
The answer: independence can be good for the economy. Even the debate about independence can, he says, be a positive.
Meanwhile, release of the latest Gross Domestic Product figures brings to mind the debate about how much statistics can be trusted, when they are based on survey evidence, on what economists can infer and impute, on educated guesses, and seasonal adjustment to smooth out volatility.
There's a lively debate (some well-informed, some not) on whether the Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland (GERS) figures can be trusted.
In 2013 and 2014, they were trusted as the basis for the economic case made in the Scottish government's independence white paper. With less oil and gas revenue changing fiscal circumstances, they're a lot less helpful to the cause now.
So what does the finance minister think, given that it's his part of the Scottish government that compiles them?
"GERS is a range of estimates," he tells me. "A number of the statistics are based on estimates. I don't believe GERS is the starting position of an independent Scotland. It's a reflection of where we are now.
"So I'll take those statistics at face value. But that's separate to the argument we can have about what you could do with the economic levers of an independent nation, where we could make different choices.  I accept the estimates as they are, but I think we could do so much better."
So if they're a reflection of where we are, are they an accurate reflection?
"In terms of the statistics available between the UK government statistics, the ONS (Office for National Statistics) and what the Scottish government produces, yes, they are accurate," says Mr Mackay. "But they are an accurate assessment of estimates of where we are right now - not the starting position of an independent Scotland."
The next set of GERS figures, covering the financial year which ends within a few hours of me writing this, is due for publication around August.


It is more than a week since Britain voted to leave the European Union, and there is still little certainty regarding the future status of EU citizens currently living in the UK, or of British people living elsewhere in the EU.

While many British citizens are happy to potentially wave goodbye to freedom of movement within the EU, some Britons would like to hold on to the opportunity to live and work in the other 27 countries that make up the union.
At the weekend, German Vice-Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel said the remaining members should not "pull up the drawbridge" for young Britons, who largely voted to remain, and so should consider offering dual nationality to young British citizens "who live in Germany, Italy or France, so that they can remain EU citizens in this country".
Mr Gabriel's comments follow a statement by Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi last Tuesday suggesting that EU nations were considering whether British students at universities on the continent could be offered citizenship.
Mr Renzi said he was "sad" for the younger generation of Britons.
In the absence of any concrete information on either plan, what other options are already open to British citizens, of any age, keen to access an EU citizenship after Brexit?
The UK remains part of the EU, for now, so freedom of movement still applies. This means a British citizen currently still has full rights to move to any other EU country to work or study, as many have already done.
While it is not clear what will happen to those residents once the UK "brexits", they may well be able to stay, and, in time, apply for citizenship.
For example, residents of Germany can apply for citizenship after eight years - less in some circumstances - as long as they pass an assessment of their German language skills and a naturalisation test, among other criteria.
A spokesman for the German interior ministry told the BBC that, while up-to-date figures were not available, he would not rule out an increase in applications for German nationality from Britons in light of the Brexit vote.
This is because German law requires non-EU citizens to give up their existing nationality when applying for German citizenship - so British citizens are currently able to hold on to their UK passport and get a shiny new German one.
The ministry confirmed that a Briton in this situation would not be deprived of their newly acquired German nationality even if/when the UK subsequently leaves the EU.
Mr Gabriel's SPD - the junior coalition partner in the German government - told the BBC that the vice-chancellor's comments about dual nationality for young Britons referred specifically to Britons living in Germany, so that they would be able to retain their UK citizenship even if applying for German naturalisation in a post-Brexit world.
France and Sweden are among several EU countries which set a shorter period for residents to gain citizenship. Adults must have lived in Sweden for at least five years, children as little as two years, before they can apply for naturalisation (again, other conditions apply).
Grandpa from Galway? Nonna from Napoli? Then you may be entitled to claim a second nationality by descent.
If you have a parent born in another EU country, your route to citizenship may be reasonably clear, but if the link is more distant you need to look in detail at the relevant country's nationality laws.
Ireland in particular allows people with just one Irish grandparent to claim Irish citizenship - and if each generation registers before the birth of the next, it is possible to keep passing the Irishness down the generations, even if you do not live there.
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And Italian roots can go back even further, with citizenship being passed from parent to child and no limit on the number of generations. So a single great-grandparent might entitle you to an Italian passport - as long as no-one in the chain has renounced their Italian citizenship, and with the important proviso that citizenship could only be passed on by women after 1948.
Lithuania is another country that potentially allows citizenship for great-grandchildren of its former citizens.
The laws of other countries, including Spain, Poland and Hungary, allow descendants of citizens to claim nationality, though the rules are often complex, and you would have to track down a lot of documents.
If you are descended from Jews or other groups who had to flee persecution, including the Holocaust, you may be eligible under special rules, sometimes called restored citizenship or restitution.
The German constitution provides for German citizenship for the descendants of former German citizens "who were persecuted on political, racial or religious grounds between 30 January 1933 and 8 May 1945". This mainly applies to German Jews and social democrats and Communists who had to flee the country.
Descendants of Sephardic Jews who were expelled from Spain and Portugal five centuries ago may be able to apply for a Spanish or Portuguese passport more easily under recent legislation - although there are language requirements.
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Some countries will grant citizenship to the spouse of a passport holder - even if the couple do not live in the country concerned.
Italian law states that "the spouse of an Italian citizen living outside of Italy can apply for Italian citizenship three years after the date of the marriage, or after 18 months if the couple has children".
Portuguese citizenship can also be acquired by declaration after three years of marriage or de facto partnership with a Portuguese citizen.
Most other EU countries do require the non-national spouse to live in the country for a set period - but this period is often less than it would be if they were not married to a citizen of that country.
Note that for Irish citizenship, the spouse or civil partner needs to have lived on the island of Ireland (so Northern Ireland counts) for at least three of the past five years, and to have been married for at least three years.
Malta and Cyprus are both in the EU, and both offer a fast-track to citizenship for people who are able to invest a significant amount of money.
Maltese citizenship is available to those who invest €1.15m (£965,000; $1.3m) there; the country added a one-year residency requirement after EU pressure. The scheme is aimed at "ultra-high net worth individuals and families worldwide".
The Cypriot government offers citizenship to those who put €5m (£4.2m; $5.6m) into approved investments - this is reduced to just €2.5m for those taking part in a collective investment. Applicants need to have a property in Cyprus but do not need to live there all of the time. Family members are included in the application, which can take as little as three months.
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New figures showing that 53 footballers have been reported over potential breaches of betting rules are the "tip of the iceberg", says a sport integrity expert.

Former Fifa and Interpol adviser Chris Eaton says only "naive or careless players" will be caught.
The BBC obtained the figures from the Gambling Commission's Sports Betting Intelligence Unit (SBIU).
It comes as former Sutton goalkeeper Wayne Shaw is investigated.
Shaw, who resigned from the club on Tuesday, was seen to eat a pie on the bench during Monday's FA Cup defeat by Arsenal, after a bookmaker offered odds of 8-1 that he would do so on camera.
The Gambling Commission and Football Association are now investigating if there was a breach of betting regulations.
Following a Freedom of Information request, the SBIU said it received 53 alerts between 1 August 2014 and 23 December 2016, alleging footballers placed bets on matches.
That figure relates to uncorroborated reports, rather than confirmed instances of rule breaches.
But the Commission also told the BBC that it was looking into more alleged breaches it had identified through its own intelligence work.
The rule came into force on 1 August 2014 as an anti-corruption measure. It applies to anyone involved in football at that level - not just players.
Just a handful of players and officials have been sanctioned to date, but the figures obtained by BBC Sport reveal many more could face punishment.
Eaton said the SBIU alerts primarily concern players that use their own name and account.
They did not include:
"It is the best the Commission can do within its regulatory embrace," Eaton told the BBC. "But it is the tip of an iceberg that stretches well beyond the horizons of the Commission.
"In the absence of a global regulatory model, only naive or careless players will be caught in a tiny national net that is swamped in the massive global web that is sport betting."
The SBIU was established in 2012 under the umbrella of the Gambling Commission. The Commission, which regulates commercial gambling in Great Britain, said the 53 alleged offences relate to betting on any football matches, and are not necessarily specific to a player betting on their own team or a match they were involved in.
However, it refused to divulge any more information on these cases, arguing that to do so could impede its investigations.
Between October and December 2016, 38% of reports on betting activity in sport received by the Commission were football related - the largest percentage - with tennis second on 37%.
The unit worked on the case concerning Burnley midfielder Joey Barton, who received a one-match suspension for breaking Scottish Football Association rules on gambling.
The 34-year-old has also been charged with misconduct, with the Football Association alleging that the midfielder placed 1,260 bets in the past 10 years. He has admitted the charge and is awaiting a personal hearing.
It says it also supported the case involving Frome Town manager Nick Bunyard, who was given a three-year ban and fined £3,000 on 9 November, after placing 45 bets against his own teams.
Aside from the cases involving Barton, other high-profile players have also been found guilty, including:
Scottish League Two club Cowdenbeath have suspended defender Dean Brett after he admitted gambling on football matches, including betting against his own team. The 24-year-old is being investigated by the Scottish Football Association over the alleged 2,787 bets he placed.
Non-league players have also fallen foul of the rules. In March 2016, East Thurrock forward Lewis Smith was given a £23,000 fine and 17-month ban. In July, Ashton United striker Martin Pilkington was suspended for four years for a betting breach.
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Former Frome Town boss Bunyard told BBC Points West last November that the temptation to gamble on football was too great for some footballers.
He said: "Because betting culture in football is so rife, you get dragged along because everyone is doing it. You think: 'No-one else is getting caught, so why would I?'"
The previous rules outlined that participants were prohibited from betting on a match or competition in which they were involved that season, or could influence.
Under new guidelines, gambling on any worldwide football activity was prohibited, including betting on manager appointments and player transfers.
Darren Bailey, the FA's director of football governance and regulation, said: "This betting rule change to encompass all aspects of world football provides a simple, clear and straightforward message to all participants concerned, on where the line is drawn."
Former FA general secretary Alex Horne said at the time: "We are really proud of the integrity of the game in this country and it is really important people trust... what is happening on the pitch.
"We want to keep our message as simple as possible - and it cannot be more simple that, as a player, you cannot bet at all on football."


Safety investigations on buildings at Abertay University have discovered cladding which includes an aluminium composite.

The material has been found in an area of cladding on the Kydd building, which is used for teaching.
An aluminium composite was also used in the cladding on the Grenfell tower block.
The university said further tests were under way to establish whether the product was "of concern".
The five-storey building was re-clad in 2010 and a spokesman emphasised that no building regulations had been breached.
It comes after Edinburgh Napier University ordered repairs to a halls of residence which was found to have the same cladding as Grenfell Tower.
At least 80 people are feared to have died in the blaze which ripped through the high rise in Kensington earlier this month.
In a statement, Abertay University said the cladding in question is on the east elevation of the Kydd building and faces into the Baxter building car park.
The university added that the result of further tests would determine what it did about the cladding.
The statement continued: "In the interim, to ensure the safety of building occupants, the university has carried out a thorough review of our fire risk assessments in the affected building and have received advice and guidance from the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service locally to confirm some additional precautions for our fire safety management plan and evacuations procedures, such as relocating the bin stores.
"The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service are in agreement that with these additional measures, together with the already cautious approach to fire safety at the university, we can continue to operate safely from the building until we are in a position to determine any remedial measures that may be necessary for the longer term."
A spokesman for the fire service added: "The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has been made aware that Abertay University in Dundee is currently investigating cladding at one of their buildings.
"We will continue to liaise with the university during this process."


Plans to transform a historical former prison into flats and student accommodation have been submitted.

The Dana prison in Shrewsbury, which dates from the 19th Century, closed in 2013.
It was one of a number of jails to close in a bid to save Â£63m. The Grade II listed building was sold in June 2014.
The plans, which also include provision for a gym and restaurant, have been submitted to Shropshire Council.
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Built in 1877, the three-acre Shrewsbury site used to house more than 300 prisoners.


A murder investigation has been launched after the body of a man was found in Scunthorpe.

Kyle Bell, 25, from Scunthorpe, died of stab wounds. He was found in the Mary Street area early on Tuesday morning, Humberside Police said.
A 21-year-old man was also taken to hospital earlier on Tuesday. The force is appealing for witnesses.
Refuse collections  in the area have been stopped by police request.
Collections will be completed on Monday if inquiries are completed, North Lincolnshire council said.


A woman has been taken to hospital after her motorbike was involved in a collision with a lorry on the A82.

The road at the scene of the accident just south of Urquhart Castle, near Drumnadrochit, was closed for a time but has now reopened.
The woman has been taken to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness.
Police said her injuries were not believed to be life-threatening.


Swansea's victory at Arsenal will raise the spirits of boss Francesco Guidolin as he recovers from a chest infection, says first-team coach Alan Curtis.

Head coach Guidolin, 60, was taken to hospital hours before the Swans won 2-1 to move six points clear of the Premier League relegation zone.
"I have had a voicemail from him and he is obviously delighted," Curtis said.
"I'm sure it'll give him a little bit of a lift. He should be released on Friday."
Curtis added: "It will depend how he is feeling, whether he will be at the game on Saturday against Norwich City."
Swansea are now unbeaten in their last four league visits to Arsenal, after victory in 2015, a 2-2 draw in March 2014 and victory in December 2012.
"We've come and won at this place before - it's actually a very good ground for us," Curtis added.
"But I think it has extra significance today because we desperately needed to pick up the three points.
"It's a huge three points for us."
Curtis confirmed that Guidolin made the decision to make six changes to the Swansea starting XI, including a Premier League debut for left-back Stephen Kingsley.
"I thought he (Kingsley), was outstanding. He put a couple of great crosses in and defended really well," said Curtis.
"To be fair to the boys who played tonight, they all put their hand up to play at the weekend.
"It's just a little reminder that we are a good footballing team when we play well.
"I thought we were excellent, especially in the second half."
Swansea host Norwich on Saturday before a trip to Bournemouth on 12 March and then bottom club Aston Villa visit the Liberty Stadium on 19 March.


Chelsea manager Antonio Conte says that he must avoid "a Mourinho season" as the champions attempt to defend their Premier League title.

Jose Mourinho won the league with Chelsea in 2015 but was sacked the next season with the club in 16th place.
"Two years ago Chelsea finished 10th; that cannot happen again," Conte said.
The last team to win back-to-back Premier League titles were Manchester United, who completed a hat-trick of successive wins in 2008-09.
"We know the difficulty and for sure we want to avoid the Mourinho season with Chelsea,"  Conte added.
"The coaches of the previous two champions [Chelsea and Leicester] both lost their jobs [the next season] and we are working very well to find the best solutions and use them," Conte said.
"We have a lot of young players and it is necessary to try and develop them."
Chelsea continued their pre-season with a 2-1 defeat to Inter Milan in Singapore, in a game featuring an amazing own goal by Inter's Geoffrey Kondogbia.
Kondogbia lobbed a bizarre backpass into his own net from 40 yards, but the Italians won thanks to goals from Stevan Jovetic and reported Manchester United target Ivan Perisic.
Chelsea's club record £60m signing Alvaro Morata was quiet on his first start but got an hour under his belt before being replaced.


Phil Mickelson takes a two-shot lead into the final round of the Pebble Beach Pro-Am as he looks to win a record-equalling fifth title.

The five-time major champion posted six birdies in a six-under 66 to lead an event after three rounds for the first time since the 2013 US Open at Merion.
"It's fun to be back in the thick of it," said the 45-year-old left-hander.
Japan's Hiroshi Iwata (69) is second on 14 under while England's Justin Rose (72) faded from 13 under to nine under.
Rose, who came from two shots behind Mickelson to win his only major at Merion three years ago, made the perfect start to his penultimate round at Pebble Beach with four birdies in his opening six holes to share the lead.
However, bogeys on the eighth and ninth holes checked his progress while further dropped shots on the two par-fives on the back nine saw him finish the day on the same score he started it.
Mickelson, who had three successive birdies on the front nine, a fourth on the 11th and closed with two more on the 17th and 18th holes, needed just 21 putts in his round.
"It's been a while since I've been in contention and it would mean a lot to me to be able to play a good final round," he said.
Iwata's three-under-par round came at Spyglass Hill, one of three courses being used for the tournament which finishes with everyone playing Pebble Beach on Sunday.
Sweden's Freddie Jacobson had a three-under 69 at Monterrey Peninsula and is alongside South Korea's Sung Kang, who had a two-under 70 at Pebble Beach, three behind Mickelson.


Senegal began their Africa Cup of Nations campaign with victory over Tunisia in Group B.

Tunisia almost took the lead in the opening two minutes, but Ahmed Akaichi's header skimmed the post and he smashed a shot narrowly wide.
In between, Senegal took the lead through Sadio Mane's penalty after Cheikhou Kouyate had been hacked down.
Kara Mbodj powerfully headed in a second, and almost scored an own goal when his clearance struck the post.
Tunisia were guilty of missing plenty of chances, in particular Youssef Msakni, who headed wide from two yards out and shot straight at Abdoulaye Diallo in the second half.
Victory for Aliou Cisse's side means they top their group after Algeria's surprising 2-2 draw against Zimbabwe.
Tunisia have won the tournament once, in 2004, but Senegal have never lifted the crown. Their best performance came in 2002 when they lost on penalties to Cameroon.
This year could be a different story with a side containing Napoli centre-back Kalidou Koulibaly, West Ham's Kouyate and Everton's Idrissa Gueye in midfielder, as well as Liverpool's Mane.
Africa's most expensive player - following his £34m move from Southampton to the Reds in the summer - caused the Tunisian backline problems with his pace and coolly tucked his spot-kick into the left corner.
Senegal could have had another, but Ismaila Sarr's cross came back off the bar in the second half.


Jamie Mackie has returned to QPR after being released by Nottingham Forest.

The Scotland forward, 29, has signed a two-year contract at Loftus Road with the option of a further year.
He established himself as a fans' favourite at Rangers during a three-year spell in which he played a key role in their promotion to the Premier League in 2010-11.
Mackie, who left to join Forest in a £1m deal in 2013, spent last season on loan at Reading.
He made 39 appearances for the Royals, scoring six goals, and netted five times in 49 outings as a Forest player.
Mackie returns to QPR with the club looking to rebuild under head coach Chris Ramsey and director of football Les Ferdinand following last season's relegation from the top flight.
"People say never go back, but I feel as though I've got some unfinished business here and under the guidance of Les and Chris, I can only see a bright future for this club," Mackie told the QPR website.
"They know I'll come in and give my absolute maximum and, having played in front of the QPR fans before, I know that's exactly what they love to see. It's great to be back."
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London will be put at risk by proposed police cuts that would see up to 8,000 officers axed, the Metropolitan Police's commissioner has warned.

Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe said it would be "a real challenge to keep people safe" if front-line officers are reduced.
The Met believes it will face cuts of up to Â£1bn when a spending review looking at funding levels beyond 2015/16 is announced on 25 November.
The Home Office said forces would still have the resources to do their work.
London mayor Boris Johnson said policing in the capital would not see cuts "anything like the order" of those suggested by Britain's most senior officer.
He said while Mr Hogan-Howe's comments were "sensible", he did not think the cuts will be so severe.
Mike Penning, minister for policing, crime, criminal justice and victims, said no final decisions had been made.
However, he said how officers were deployed was what was important, "not how many of them there are in total."
But, Sir Bernard said as London was expected to grow by one million people over the next 10 to 15 years, cuts would make the police's job much more difficult.
"We are going to see less visibility, we will see less patrolling, and we'll be slower to respond because there will be fewer of us", he said.
Mr Johnson said he had kept police numbers high during his eight-year tenure despite cuts across the country.
"It is up to us to make the case for London and that's what we are going to do in the course of the next few weeks.
"But the case has always been very strong, which is that London's population is growing," he added.
Stephen Greenhalgh, deputy mayor for policing and crime in London, said he was "extremely concerned" by the potential cuts that he said he would fight "tooth and nail".
He blamed the formula used to calculate how policing budgets are allocated across the country, describing it as "ill-conceived and poorly thought through".
However, some groups believe savings could be made by reducing frontline officers because new types of crime had meant policing had changed.
Andrew Haldenby, director of the think tank Reform, said forces required a better mix of employees with fewer "traditional police officers".
"We need more different kinds of police employees, for example doing cyber crime and domestic violence," he said.


West Ham United have released former Chelsea midfielder Joe Cole, whose contract expires on 30 June.

The 32-year-old made 25 appearances for the Hammers this season after joining the club for a second spell on an 18-month contract in January 2013.
The Londoners have also released defender George McCartney and midfielder Jack Collison.
Contract discussions with goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen and midfielder Matt Taylor are ongoing.
Meanwhile, the Hammers have exercised an option to extend the contract of defender Dan Potts.
West Ham said on their website: "We would like to thank Joe, George and Jack for their considerable efforts and contribution to the success of the club in recent seasons and wish them well in their future careers."
West Ham manager Sam Allardyce will stay in charge this season but the board have insisted on the recruitment of a new attacking coach "to ensure the team provides more entertainment next season".
A product of West Ham's youth academy, Cole signed professional terms in 1998 and helped the Hammers win the FA Youth Cup the following year.
During his first spell at Upton Park, he played alongside the likes of Paolo Di Canio, Frank Lampard, Michael Carrick and Jermain Defoe, but he moved across London to Chelsea when the club was relegated.
Cole, who has been capped 56 times by England, won three Premier League titles and the FA Cup twice in a seven-year stay with the Blues.
After failing to agree a new contract he moved to Liverpool but he struggled to impress at Anfield and spent 2011-12 on loan at French club Lille.


Junior Sa'u scored a hat-trick as Salford bounced back from being deducted six points for breaching salary cap rules by beating Hull KR.

The hosts, who began the game bottom of Super League, ran in five first-half tries as they seized control.
Sa'u, Rob Lui, Niall Evalds, George Griffin and Josh Jones all scored as they led 28-6 at the break.
Thomas Minns scored twice as Rovers fought back but Sa'u grabbed two more and Lui his second to secure victory.
Maurice Blair, Iain Thornley and Ken Sio also scored for the Robins, who outscored their hosts four tries to three in the second half.
Sio's score was spectacular as he broke out of a two-man tackle to run in from 70 metres, but he injured himself while scoring and had to be helped from the field and was given oxygen.
Victory lifted Salford, who will be appealing against their points deduction and £5,000 fine for breaching salary cap regulations in 2014 and 2015, two places in the table, leaving last season's champions Leeds Rhinos bottom.
Salford head coach Ian Watson: "It was important we won after the week we've had and we believe we are good enough to get back in the top eight even with the points deduction.
"It was important we got back on the horse to start clawing back the points and it was a really big win."
Hull KR head coach James Webster: "Salford played well and came up with some good plays at the right time.
"We went into the game with a lot of busted people and a depleted squad but did some good things and tried hard.
"There are 10 games to go and we will come back fighting and have not given up."
Salford: O'Brien; Carney, Sa'u, J. Griffin, Evalds; Lui, Dobson; Kopczak, Tomkins, G. Griffin, Murdoch-Masila, Jones, Flanagan.
Replacements: Lee, Hauraki, A. Walne, Krasniqi.
Hull KR: Marsh; Sio, Minns, Thornley, Wardill; Blair, Kelly; Tilse, Lunt, Mulhern, Clarkson, Horne, Allgood.
Replacements: Boudebza, Donaldson, Green, Walker.
Referee: Richard Silverwood


England will host Australia, Argentina and Samoa at Twickenham in their 2017 November international fixtures.

It means Eddie Jones' side, who are unbeaten in 13 games in 2016, are set to play 10 times next year.
England will defend their Six Nations title in February and March, before a two-Test series in Argentina in June, which coincides with the British and Irish Lions tour of New Zealand.
An England XV side will take on the Barbarians on 28 May.
Argentina and Australia, both beaten by England in November, will face Jones' side on 11 November and 18 November respectively.
Samoa's fixture against England at Twickenham on 25 November will be followed by England Women's final game of a three-match series against Canada.
"These block of matches are an important step in our preparations for the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan and we look forward to playing in the 2017 series against three tough opponents in Argentina, Australia and Samoa," said Jones.


Lancashire have named former captain Glen Chapple as their new head coach on a three-year contract.

The 42-year-old was appointed acting head coach after predecessor Ashley Giles' move back to Warwickshire was announced in December.
Chapple spent the majority of the 2014 season as player-coach when Peter Moores left to take charge of England, and was first-team coach under Giles.
Former team-mate Mark Chilton, 40, has been named assistant head coach.
"Mark and I are committed to delivering a team that the whole club, the members, the supporters and the county of Lancashire can be proud of," Chapple said.
"We have an incredibly talented and young group of players, and we are hugely excited about the coming season and few years ahead, and what we believe we can achieve."
Former all-rounder Chapple has been with the Old Trafford club since the age of 18 and took 1,373 wickets and scored 11,088 runs in all formats during his playing career.
The highlight of his captaincy came in 2011, when he led the team to their first outright County Championship title in 77 years.
Lancashire begin the 2017 season with a match against Cambridge University before starting their opening Division One Championship game at Essex on 7 April.


After Paralympic champion Kelly Gallagher landed in a crumpled heap following a high-speed crash in training just before January's World Para-alpine Championships in Italy, she had just one thing on her mind.

"I knew immediately when I fell that there was something wrong with my arm so I got my guide Gary [Smith] to prise my engagement ring off my finger in case the medics had to cut it off. That was my priority!" the visually-impaired skier tells BBC Sport.
Recovering from a dislocated elbow and three broken ribs is a painful experience for Gallagher, who got engaged on Christmas Day, but with a year to go to the start of the Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, she is determined to recover and have the chance to add to her medal tally.
The 31-year-old Northern Irishwoman created history in Sochi in 2014 when she won Britain's first-ever Winter Paralympic gold medal along with then-guide Charlotte Evans in the Super-G event.
But she hopes the tumble in Tarvisio will not derail her bid to compete in a third Games.
"I came over a jump, didn't land well and couldn't recover from that and as a result I spun into the netting and hit some rocks," she explained.
"My GPS said I going fast - about 84 or 85 km per hour (approx 52mph).
"You tend to fall a lot in ski racing when you are pushing yourself to the limit but usually you are in control of your skis. This was a real accident."
Gallagher's injuries meant she missed all of the World Championships where her GB team-mates and rivals Millie Knight and Menna Fitzpatrick figured among the medals, and is sitting out the World Cup finals in Pyeongchang, which start on 12 March.
Gallagher and Smith, an RAF communications technician, linked up together last year and while there is frustration they have missed out on the chance to improve their partnership on the slopes, Smith has travelled out to Pyeongchang with the rest of the GB team on a fact-finding mission.
"We were working so well together," she says. "He is the one with the eyes in our partnership and it's great he can still work on our campaign.
"Charlotte and Gary have similar qualities but different personalities.
"Both are great skiers, care about what we are doing, work hard and put in 100% commitment.
"I lost a lot of confidence after Sochi with changes in guide and not really knowing what I was up to. Now it is about Gary and I working together and me coming back with confidence after this injury.
"Charlotte and I had to work for a long time on understanding each other and building trust and confidence and that is what Gary and I are working on now to make us into a winning team.
"It is about understanding each other off-snow to make those perfect decisions when we are on snow."
The Great Britain team is likely to feature between 15 and 20 athletes, including the guides to Gallagher, Knight and Fitzpatrick.
GB has already qualified a wheelchair curling team for the Games, thanks to Scotland's performances over the course of the cycle.
Scotland accrues points on behalf of GB and although the team were relegated to the B Division in 2015 they were promoted back to the A Division last season.
The team are currently in action in the World Championships in Korea, which is a test event ahead of next year.
Four of the current Scotland squad won bronze in Sochi - Aileen Neilson, Angie Malone, Gregor Ewan and Robert McPherson and will be hoping to be selected again.
Snowboarding made its debut in Sochi and with more categories being competed for this time, world championship medallists Ben Moore and Owen Pick will hope to figure.
There is also a possibility of representation in cross-country skiing and biathlon for the first time since 1998 and British Paralympic Association chief Tim Hollingsworth says he is excited about the team's prospects after the success of Sochi.
The hope is they can beat the previous-best medal total of 10 from Innsbruck in 1984.
"We won six medals in Sochi, so the target is there to beat," he says.
"It is looking very exciting from a GB perspective. We are seeing growth in the opportunities for winter sport and we can hopefully see a broader spectrum of sport represented.
"We already had athletes in place in snowboard and we have good relationships with partner organisations like Help for Heroes in trying to identify athletes for cross-country and biathlon and also for the bobsleigh which will come in for the 2022 Games.
"Sporting bodies are building up their Paralympic programme and want to make the most of the opportunities."
The Games, which will be the first Winter Games to be held in South Korea, are set to attract up to 670 athletes from 45 nations - an increase on the 541 athletes who competed in Sochi four years ago.
There will be 80 medal events across six sports - alpine skiing, biathlon, cross country skiing, ice hockey (formerly sledge hockey), snowboard and wheelchair curling.
While preparations for the Games are going well, the International Paralympic Committee say they are concerned about awareness levels.
"The performances of Para athletes help to change the way people think about people with an impairment," said IPC president Sir Philip Craven, who met with the country's acting president Hwang Kyo-ahn to discuss preparations.
"The Games are a once-in-a-generation opportunity to further societal inclusion. However, with awareness levels still low, the transformational impact this event can have on South Korea may be reduced if progress is not made over the next 12 months."
At present, Russia remain suspended by the IPC and should they remain banned, it will have a massive impact on the medal table after the Russians won 80 medals, including 30 golds, in 2014.
Watch Path to Pyeongchang - Paralympics on the BBC News Channel at 20:30 GMT on Friday 10 March and afterwards via the BBC iPlayer


The marriage of actor George Clooney and lawyer Amal Alamuddin has been sealed with a civil ceremony in Venice.

The couple went by boat to the city hall building where the brief procedure was conducted.
At the weekend, a host of famous guests including Matt Damon and Bill Murray attended a lavish wedding reception for the couple.
Clooney's publicist broke the news of their nuptials in a brief statement to the press on Saturday.
The couple emerged from the town hall some 10 minutes after their arrival and were whisked away in a water taxi, surrounded by other boats and watched by well-wishers.
Clooney was dressed in a charcoal grey suit, while Alamuddin wore a smart-casual white outfit and a wide-brimmed sunhat.
At city hall, the pair were officially married under Italian law by former mayor of Rome Walter Veltroni, a long-time friend of the film star.
Earlier in the day, he was seen getting ready for the ceremony at the Hotel Cipriani, where the wedding party have been staying.
The couple were engaged in April.
Clooney was previously married to Talia Balsam, who he divorced in 1993.
One of the world's most recognisable actors, the American has two Oscars to his name: for best supporting actor in Syriana (2006) and for best picture as producer of Argo (2013).
Other than his film work, he has embraced human rights causes such as the Darfur crisis in Sudan.
Lebanese-born British lawyer Amal Alamuddin has defended Julian Assange of Wikileaks and former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko among others.
She met Clooney through her work.


You can follow all the action from the three-day Grand National meeting at Aintree on BBC radio, online, mobiles and the BBC Sport app.

BBC Radio 5 live will have commentaries of the big Aintree races climaxing with the National on 11 April (16:15 BST).
The sport website will have reports, a pinstickers' guide, sweepstake kit and live text commentary on the National.
Correspondent Cornelius Lysaght and website racing reporter Frank Keogh will be in Liverpool throughout the meeting, posting updates on Twitter and giving updates via the live text service.
12:00-18:06 5 live Sport with Mark Pougatch with all the build-up and then commentary of the race itself.  With reaction in Sports Report from 17:00.
Full race schedule (Time, race, status, distance)
13:30 Aintree Mersey Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m 4f
14:05  Doom Bar Maghull Novices' Steeplechase (Grade 1) 2m
14:50 Silver Cross Stayers' Hurdle (Grade 1) 3m ½f
15:25 Betfred Handicap Steeplechase (Listed) 3m 1f
16:15 CRABBIE'S GRAND NATIONAL (Grade 3) 4m 3½f
17:10 Crabbie's Handicap Hurdle  (Class 2) 2m ½f
17:40 Pinsent Masons Mares' Standard Open NH Flat (Listed) 2m 1f


As the Glastonbury Festival announces revellers are to be provided with steel drinking cups, BBC News looks at some of the questions being asked about giving bacchanalian band-lovers metal beakers.

Yes - and no. According to Glastonbury organisers, it's the first time sustainable, recycled stainless steel pint cups have been used on such a major scale, so it's nice to be able to be one of the first people to get their mitts on one.
However, they don't have a logo or any other identifying "Glastonbury" mark, so you'd have to be happy in the knowledge that only you and fellow-revellers know the significance of the beaker.
Maybe in future years there will be an identifying stamp - and full-on collecting will be possible. If that's the case, having one of the first ones could be invaluable.
Good news for people with metallaphobia - they're not compulsory. In fact, they're only available at 10 of the main bars - overall there are hundreds of food and drink stands.
It depends what you plan to do with them. If you want to partake in the unpleasant age-old festival tradition of urinating into cups and hurling them at the band, you'll find that although strong, they're difficult to throw very far.
They don't have lids, and are an awkward and non-aerodynamic shape to throw, with the contents likely to leave the vessel well before reaching your intended target.
The real danger comes from full bottles with the top still on. A litre bottle of water weighs 1kg (about 2.25lb), and hurled at a head can pack a powerful punch. That's why so many venues insist on removing the plastic cap when selling bottles of liquid.
Baby-faced pop phenomenon Justin Bieber, sensitive northern warbler Morrissey, and ladies' boy Harry Styles have all faced missiles filled by micturating merrymakers.
Of course, for people stumbling back to their tents, treading on a discarded metal cup is more likely to lead to a sprained ankle than mashing a plastic or paper one.
But the £5 deposit might encourage people hang on to them.
It shouldn't do. The cups are made from food grade stainless steel. According to beer appreciation group Beer Advocate, stainless steel is fine - after all, beer kegs are made from the same material.
The metals to avoid are copper - which can react with the brew, and pewter - which can affect the taste. Also, antique pewter goblets tend to contain lead, which is poisonous.
People with amalgam fillings should have no trouble with drinking from stainless steel cups, says the British Dental Association.
Not on its own - although it's a nice nod towards that. But Glastonbury organiser Michael Eavis has high hopes his idea will get the ball rolling.
"For me, the single most important thing was being able to source British stainless steel for the cups from the place where it was invented - Sheffield, and then to take it on to the home of manufacture - Birmingham," he says.
"If the jobs, skills and infrastructure [in British steel] are lost they won't be replaced. We've worked on this project over the last three years, which will hopefully encourage other UK businesses to think about how they can support our steel industry during these very challenging times."
Remember though, the Glastonbury cups are made from 80% recycled steel. One of the high-profile troubled steel works is at Port Talbot in south Wales, which produces slab, hot rolled, cold rolled and galvanised coil. Which is new steel.
The festival's green initiatives and sustainability coordinator Lucy Smith says: "For us, using these cups is part of the reusable revolution. It's very similar to paying 5p for a carrier bag. We think people will take to it.
"The pints are made by APS in Birmingham, and it was a significant part of the project to have them made with British stainless steel."
Steelwork does produce pollutants - Tata Steel says particulate material, sulphur dioxide and oxides of nitrogen are emissions the company monitors.
But the production of plastic glasses also releases toxins including trichloroethane, acetone, methylene chloride and benzene.
Plus - plastics are very stable and therefore stay in the environment a long time after they are thrown away, especially if they are shielded from direct sunlight by being buried in landfills.


Two men have been found dead at separate addresses in a Dumfries in Galloway town following what may have been drugs-related incidents.

Police described the deaths of the men, aged 19 and 23, in Annan as "sudden and unexpected".
Their bodies were found a short time apart on Thursday.
Police Scotland said they were at the early stages of their investigation and appealed for anyone with information about the men to come forward.
Det Insp Scott Young said: "Sadly, I can confirm that two young men have died in Annan.
"For the deaths of these young people to occur in similar circumstances, in a short period of time and in a small geographical area, is unusual.
"We are keeping an open mind at the moment but one of the lines of inquiry is that the deaths may be drugs-related, so we take the opportunity to reiterate that there is no safe way to take drugs."


The number of people identified as victims of modern slavery in Wales almost quadrupled in three years, a report has revealed.

Last year 134 people were classed as being potential victims or survivors across Wales - up from 34 in 2012.
The report, commissioned by the Welsh Government, said the increase could be down to improvements in identifying victims in Wales.
The Salvation Army said greater awareness would help stop traffickers.
Modern slavery includes forced labour, domestic servitude, child exploitation and prostitution.
The issue was thrown into the spotlight after David Daniel Doran was jailed in 2014 for forcing a vulnerable man to work unpaid at a farm near Newport.
The report claims Wales is now "leading the way" in the UK's fight against modern slavery.
It said training and support strategies towards tackling slavery had been "well implemented" since they were introduced in 2014.
Between April 2014 and December 2015, more than 100 potential victims and survivors were referred to the survivor care pathway (SCP) - many under the age of 15.
Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan had the most referrals, making up 60% of all cases, while Merthyr Tydfil made the least with less than 2%.
Anne Read, anti-trafficking and slavery director at The Salvation Army, said demand on the charity continued to rise.
The Salvation Army - which holds the Home Office contract for managing safe houses for adult trafficking victims - has seen referrals in Wales increase from seven in 2011 to 39 in 2014-15.
Ms Read said: "It is possible that the increases in the numbers of people being supported is because there are more victims but it is important to note that the Welsh Government has developed a robust strategy of training and awareness-raising with the Wales anti-slavery leadership group.
"It would seem that this has resulted in better identification of potential victims and a proactive approach in looking to find and rescue victims of modern slavery and this is to be strongly commended.
"The greater the awareness of this issue the more difficult it will become for traffickers to ply their evil trade in human beings."
It is thought the true number of victims could be higher as many are scared to come forward or might not understand they are being exploited.
The report makes a number of recommendations including increasing funding, exploring the introduction of spot checks on courses, and considering mandatory anti-slavery training for some professionals.
More than 6,300 people, including police officers and council workers, have attended anti-slavery training, which aims to spot the signs of slavery and to report incidents.
The Welsh Government said it remained committed to making Wales "hostile to slavery".
A Welsh Government spokesman said: "We are pleased that the evaluation has recognised our high quality work in Wales to tackle slavery.
"It is a despicable crime that brings misery and suffering to those affected and their families and we are as committed as ever to making Wales hostile to slavery."


NHS Borders says the number of hip fractures in the region has dropped steadily thanks to a "highly effective" liaison and osteoporosis service.

The annual figure stood at more than 200 just a few years ago but decreased to 164 in 2013.
The health board said it looked to pick up on patients suffering a first "simple" fracture such as to the wrist.
By offering them a DEXA (bone density) scan it said it was able to identify potential problems and offer treatment.
A statement said: "The osteoporosis team at NHS Borders has been working on a fracture prevention programme for several years, and we are now seeing significant reductions in the number of hip and other fractures as a result.
"Once patients are identified as being 'at risk', we have a wide range of effective treatments available to us, depending on individual patient needs.
"Most are taken as tablets at home, but more specialised treatments are available at outpatient clinics in Borders General Hospital and the five Borders community hospitals."
The service is operated from within the radiology department at the BGH.
The health board said that put it in the "best possible position" to pick up fractures and offer DEXA scans and treatment for osteoporosis where necessary.
Dr Andrew Pearson, osteoporosis lead clinician at NHS Borders said:  "I am absolutely delighted that the hard work and persistence of all those who have contributed to the service has paid off by reducing the number of hip fractures in the Borders for three successive years, at a time when numbers are increasing in many other health board areas."


A parliamentary move to expedite the return of the Elgin Marbles from the UK to Greece will be made later.

In an early day motion, Lib Dem MP Andrew George will urge the government to make moves towards "reuniting" them with those in the Acropolis Museum.
The marbles, once part of the 2,500-year-old Parthenon temple, but removed by Lord Elgin 200 years ago, are held in the British Museum.
Greece insists they were taken illegally and should be returned.
In his early day motion, Mr George will call for the government to "demonstrate that Britain is prepared to... reunite these British-held Parthenon sculptures with those now displayed in the purpose-built Acropolis Museum in the shadow of the monument to which they belong, the Parthenon in Athens".
Mr George chairs the Marbles Reunited organisation, a campaign group which lobbies for the sculptures to be sent back to Greece.
The group is calling on the UK government to respond to an invitation issued in 2013 by the United Nations cultural agency Unesco concerning mediation over the future of the marbles.
Thomas Bruce, the seventh Earl of Elgin, became British Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire in 1799.
In 1801, he negotiated with the Ottoman Turks, who then controlled Athens, to remove statues from the Parthenon.
Elgin, an art lover, claimed the sculptures were better off in Britain than the perilous environment he found them in.
Neil Macgregor, director of the British Museum, told the Evening Standard: "Elgin rescued some of the greatest things ever made, so the world can enjoy them."
"The greatest things in the world should be... shared and enjoyed by as many people in as many countries as possible."
When questioned about it in 2013,  Prime Minister David Cameron said: "No, I certainly don't believe in 'returnism', as it were. I don't think that is sensible.
"I think the right answer is for the British Museum and other cultural institutions in Britain is to do exactly what they do, which is link up with museums all over the world... to make sure that the things that we have and look after so well are properly shared with people around the world.
In December the British Museum loaned one of the Elgin Marbles for the first time to Russia for a display in St Petersburg's State Hermitage Museum.
The Greek Prime Minister at the time, Antonis Samaras, said the British Museum's decision was "an affront" to the Greek people.
Greece maintains that Lord Elgin removed the marbles illegally between 1801 and 1812, while the country was under Turkish occupation as part of the Ottoman Empire.
The items have remained in the British Museum ever since.
George Clooney's wife, lawyer Amal Clooney, has previously held talks with the Greek government as part of the ongoing campaign to have the sculptures returned from Britain.


The positive and negative impacts of Scotland's wild red and roe deer have been examined in a newly-published review.

The benefits include the animals' importance to sporting estates and tourism and also being a source of "healthy food".
Negative impacts include harm grazing deer do to native woodlands.
The review was done to help guide Scottish government decisions on deer management.
In the review document's foreword, Scottish Natural Heritage chairman Ian Ross said deer, especially red deer, "are emblematic of the wild beauty and nature of Scotland's upland and woodland landscapes".
The study found that between 1961 and 2016, red deer densities in Scotland have increased by 60% overall.
However, it added that there were "marked variations" in deer densities across the country.
The review suggested the animals were important to rural economies and ecosystems, but also that in certain places deer were damaging to some habitats.


A leading literary magazine that claimed to have found an unpublished poem by Philip Larkin has admitted that it was the work of a different writer.

The Times Literary Supplement (TLS) recently printed In and Out, which was found in one of Larkin's workbooks in Hull's History Centre.
However, it has since been identified as being by Hull poet Frank Redpath.
The TLS said it regretted the error and that the poem had been authenticated by the Larkin estate and other experts.
"We now know this poem was, in fact, written by Frank Redpath, a much less well-known Hull poet who admired and was heavily influenced by Larkin, and we regret the error," a spokeswoman for the magazine said.
Redpath contributed to a 1982 anthology of Hull poets titled A Rumoured City, to which Larkin contributed a foreword.
Larkin's publisher Jean Hartley later recollected how Larkin told Redpath that, of those included: "Yours are the only poems in the book I would have been glad to have written."
In and Out made its way into Larkin's workbook in the form of two loose pages of typescript.
Earlier this month, the TLS said it had a "typeface and spacing that match many other examples of Larkin's finished poems".
The original article said: "Larkin clearly did not consider the poem worthy of publication; but nor did he destroy it entirely."
It did note that "the strangest thing about the poem is the absence of any of the usual meticulous drafts".
But it continued: "The text, however, speaks unambiguously for itself. There are striking similarities to work before and after the probable period of its composition: it not only shows where Larkin had come from, but where he was going next."
It added that the speaker was "a recognizably Larkinesque one", although it concluded that his "lingering immaturity does show through in places".
In a follow-up blog on Tuesday, the TLS wrote: "Contrary to what we and the Larkin scholars who inspected it believed, In and Out isn't by Larkin, after all. Yet it seemed so perfectly (too perfectly?) Larkinesque."


Morecambe's Andrew Fleming and Ryan Edwards have signed new one-year contracts with the League Two side.

Midfielder Fleming, 28, moved to the Shrimps from Wrexham in 2010 and has made over 200 appearances for the club.
Defender Edwards, 22, initially joined the club on loan from Blackburn in March 2014 and made the switch to the Globe Arena permanent that summer.
Both players were out of contract, but boss Jim Bentley offered them new terms for next season.


A father who disappeared with his five-year-old daughter has handed himself in to police after returning from Ireland with the youngster.

North Wales Police launched a search for Brian Owens, 26, from Holyhead, Anglesey, after he failed to turn up for sentencing at Caernarfon Magistrates' Court on Friday.
He handed himself into police on Monday.
On Tuesday, he was jailed for 38 weeks for assaulting his ex-partner.


A judge in Texas has rejected a last-ditch legal challenge to halt the final handover of internet naming power from the US government to a non-profit group.

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann) has administered the naming system since 1998.
But from 1 October it will operate without the ultimate oversight of the US government.
Four US states filed a joint motion on Thursday in an attempt to block the handover from going ahead, arguing it could disrupt freedom of speech.
"We’re disappointed with the ruling,” said Marc Rylander, a spokesman for the Texas attorney general.
"It’s a dire day in our country when the President is allowed to unilaterally give away America’s pioneering role in ensuring that the internet remains a place where free expression can flourish.
"We will continue to weigh our options as the suit moves forward."
Dave Lee: Has the US just given away the internet?
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Backers of the move said it was essential to preserve the independence of the internet amid growing pressure to remove the US’s dominance over the Domain Name System (DNS), a crucial component of how the web operates.
It links easy to remember domain names, such as bbc.com, to the harder to remember IP addresses, strings of numbers that points to the correct server containing the website.
Icann has had the task of administering this system for almost three decades, but the US government has held the power to veto any decision it made - something it very rarely did.
The handover will remove this power, instead making Icann - which is a body consisting of many interested parties, including nation states - entirely independent.
The Information Technology Industry Council (ITI), acting on behalf of the global technology industry, filed an amicus brief - essentially a group statement - to the Texas court in support of the handover plans.
"This effort by a small number of attorneys general is misguided and inconsistent with the founding values of the Internet,” said ITI president Dean Garfield.
"It is an ironic endeavor because the transition will actually keep the internet an open and flourishing engine of innovation and open global communication.”
The judge agreed - and the handover is now set to ahead as planned.


Northampton Town were crowned champions of League Two, despite being held to a goalless draw at Exeter City.

But rivals Oxford lost at home to Luton Town and Accrington Stanley drew with Morecambe to hand the Cobblers their first title since the 1986-87 season.
Exeter's Jayden Stockley had a header tipped over the bar before the Bournemouth loanee sent another wide.
Zander Diamond's header was the Cobblers' best effort before Stockley twice hit the bar for the Grecians.
Exeter remain in ninth place, two points off the play-off places.
Northampton Town manager Chris Wilder told BBC Radio Northampton:
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"I don't really know what to say to be honest. I'm taken aback by the reception.
"I think it will be some time until we are able to appreciate just what this group has achieved.
"It is emotional, you work extremely hard to get into a situation like today. To take more than a thousand supporters to Exeter is incredible.
"We've won in all kinds of different ways this season. It just shows the character of these boys and the character of the club."