It’s still possible to hope that the Trump presidency might not be as bad as the president-elect has promised, that some of his wilder notions might be filed under ‘electioneering’.

WITH a general election looming early in the new year, the clamour for tax cuts is relentlessly mounting as politicians of all hues cynically promise the sun, moon, and stars to voters in the hope of being returned to the gravy train of Dáil Éireann where TDs enjoy lucrative pay, perks and pensions.