Julie Jay: Politicians and toddlers will say almost anything to get what they want

"They’ve broken our trust before, and they rarely see things through, but still, we say over and over again, this time it will be different."

Julie Jay: "I can’t help but think how politicians and three-year-olds are basically the same people"

IT’S election season, and I believe my number one, at the tender age of three-and-a-half, is already showing signs that he could be heading for the Dáil.

As a local election looms and I admire our overflowing bucket of kindling, full to the brim with election pamphlets, I can’t help but think how politicians and three-year-olds are basically the same people. The latter are slightly more trustworthy when it comes to getting legislation over the line and reaching a measured agreement with the opposition, i.e, their parents.