Poor response to call for new political party

ON May 17 you published a letter in which I asked people to join me in setting up a new political party as I no longer have any confidence in the Government or the political system.

The quality of the people who responded was top-drawer, but they were very few.

Listening to RTÉ’s Liveline or reading the letters page, one experiences the anger and frustration of people. They feel let down by their politicians and are being asked to pay for the mismanagement of the banks and economy while those who caused the problem remain in situ, receiving huge salaries and bonuses.