Anorak or anarchist — elections show us who we are

We had one fella, let’s call him Mr PC, take to the national broadcaster to participate in a TV debate, who was low on facts in his repertoire of argument, writes Joyce Fegan

Elections are a thing of beauty. They allow us to do a sort of collective stock take, gauge the national temperature, showing us where we’re at on a broad range of issues.

And regardless of your politics or political apathy, our elections have also given us a chance to be grateful, as we get to see our relatively peaceful democracy brought to life in 3D form.