Letters to the Editor: Politicians aren’t our parents so buckle down

 Taoiseach Micheál Martin. Irish Examiner reader Michael Deasy says our politicians aren’t parents and we aren’t children. It’s time we all grew up and show some maturity. Picture: David Clynch

Political decisions in a global virus pandemic are all about “the thing that didn’t happen”. This is a nightmare for professional politicians. No road to tarmac. No manhole to cover. No planning application to boost or support. No grant to announce in the local papers with a grand big cardboard cheque. Just Hobson’s choice between bad and worse, left and right.

“You closed my hotel. Johnny and Mary lost their jobs.” This has happened. All over the country. “You’re going to implement airport quarantine, my sister won’t get back for my father’s funeral.” This will happen, all over the country.