Not deserving of forgiveness

Michael Clifford says John Bruton’s call to avoid scapegoating individuals is a bit rich considering the elite has made no gesture of reparation to the public

Not deserving of forgiveness

JOHN BRUTON has brought some tablets down from the mountain. He is perturbed at the treatment being meted out to bankers and politicians over excessive pensions.

In a recent speech, the former taoiseach hit out at the unchristian behaviour by media in seeking to “scapegoat” individuals for the “problems of our people”. Bruton sees a severe lack of “forgiveness” in Irish society, for those who may have made mistakes.

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