Call time on official links with alcohol

NO ONE can doubt that we are living through momentous times in which the citizens of the state are daily confronted with challenges of dizzying complexity and asked to understand very unpalatable decisions necessary for the very survival of the state.

Like most others, I am grossly offended at the sorry pass to which we have been brought. But I understand what needs to be done and will play my role. If we do this right — and do it together — then there’s a chance that the tattered remnants of our national reputation can be rescued from the wreckage.

In the meantime, I do urge us to husband carefully the little bit of dignity that we have left.