THE Government has been accused of being “worse than useless” for its lack of support for thousands of Irish people who lost major portions of their pension savings as a result of the near-collapse of British insurance society Equitable Life.

THE Government has been accused of being “worse than useless” for its lack of support for thousands of Irish who lost a major portion of their pension savings as a result of the near-collapse of British insurance society, Equitable Life.

IT was the words of a Protestant clergyman that really upset me this week.