Accountability in Ireland - A root cause of society’s destruction

It’s not so very long ago, when Iceland was in turmoil, that the champions of official Ireland protested their outrage at a simple little joke that highlighted our squandered independence.

“What is the difference between Ireland and Iceland?” ran the hook line. “Six months and one character,” came the cutting reply.

Political and business leaders were trenchant in their rebuttals, affecting an outrage that was as misplaced as it was predictable. What a pity we are not more like Iceland. Yesterday, their former prime minister Geir Haarde went on trial for failing to prevent the 2008 crash. Haarde denies the charges.