Seanad referendum failed because of complete failure of leadership

Lions led by donkeys. The phrase refers to the brave soldiers led by incompetent generals in the First World War, but it could just as easily refer to us.

The people of a country under siege, struggling to break out of an economic mess created by a previous leadership of donkeys. And beginning to succeed, despite a level of leadership that continues to border on the asinine.

The result of the Seanad referendum was a microcosm of all that. A complete, and abject failure of leadership. That’s why the Government lost the referendum, and no other reason.