Gareth O'Callaghan: Government like a wayward horse that loses a jockey
This Government has made many mistakes but perhaps its biggest has been its failure to remain connected to those who voted for them
Senior politicians trotted out their sad excuses as to why the results were what they were. No amount of platitudes is acceptable. Picture Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin
"The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only object of good government.” These are the words of Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States.
Many governments around the world have forgotten these critical words, including our own.
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