Our last chance to speak up

People say Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney slipped up on radio when he said Irish people already pay €1.2bn for water in existing taxation. He did not.

He did what all purveyors of ‘democracy’ do: he offered us a contract; albeit a verbal one.

This verbal contract tells us that we are already being charged for water and now we will be charged a second time. If enough people do not say no, then the silent majority consents to double taxation and the Government feels entitled to proceed.