Enjoy the flutter - Living in hope

THE Lotto has had a series of exceptionally large jackpots over the last while and people who might normally resist the plunge, modest as it usually is, have been tempted by the prospect of palmy beaches and the time and money to enjoy them.

Today we report that one in five people believe that they have a chance of winning the Lotto.

This great optimism has a lot more to do with the wishful thinking at the root of all lotteries than it has to do with rational thought.