Economy ruined by a neoliberal elite

IN his letter (September 4), John Mallon says Europe Minister Dick Roche and his colleagues in government appear to see the electorate as some kind of unfortunate byproduct of the democratic process.

This should be no surprise because our Government, along with the British and other EU administrations, have embraced neoliberalism and now can’t get free of it even though it’s ruining the economies of Ireland and Britain.

Apparently, neoliberals tend to be suspicious of majority rule and favour governance by experts and elites.