Sir, – Regarding the Hungarian ambassador’s letter (August 18th), I would like to briefly express an opinion. Surely there is no need for me to introduce the readers of The Irish Times to the hybrid regime that Viktor Orbán has built and has been operating in my native country for over a decade now. As a vocal admirer of Margaret Thatcher, Mr Orbán has cut taxes for the rich and increased them for the poor. In Hungary, since Mr Orbán has been in power, healthcare and education outcome measures are much worse than those among EU peers, and social mobility levels are among the worst of all European countries. But he certainly does not speak for this Hungarian when he praises Viktor Orbán’s rule.

Source: The Irish Times August 18, 2020 23:03 UTC