The Irish system

YOUR editorial (February 20) makes reference to our parliamentary democracy.

Tue, 23 Feb, 2010 - 00:00
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However, we do not have democracy in this country. We have gombeenocracy: government of the gombeen by the gombeen for the gombeen.

John Stafford

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