Fergus Finlay: Judge our nation by its failure in the case of one defenceless person

IT has been a week of heavy scandal. 

I can’t remember when we were so bombarded by national and international stories that reeked of political dishonesty and malpractice. Some of the things that have been revealed, and are still unfolding, are genuinely disgusting.

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