Photo: Colin Keegan, Collins DublinThe editorial in yesterday’s Irish Independent in fact tells us much about the ethos of Irish politicians, past and present, when it comes to serving the nation. In 1936, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt appointed Joe Kennedy to rewrite the rules of the US Stock Exchange. Seeing as the Bank of Ireland is breaking up with us, can we have our money back? Or is it truly a game of monopoly, where the banker always wins and the customers don’t pass go and don’t collect their money? The politicians employ circumlocution, the classic roundabout way of using up valuable time without giving a direct answer.

Source: Irish Independent March 03, 2021 02:36 UTC