Do we really want these frighteningly bad politicians?

Scaring ourselves might make sense at a primal level, but that doesn’t explain why we wantt o experience the same thing when it comes to choosing our public representatives, writes Shaun Connolly

Hugh McElvaney

TDs in jail, councillors in the dock of public opinion, and Donald Trump held in global contempt — not the best week for politicians at any level.

Film director Charlie Lyne’s documentary Fear Itself looks at why people like to be scared by horror films, but its take could easily be applied to voters who become enthralled by the political horror show unfolding before them.