Political realities

Madam, - Of course people are outraged at the number of patients waiting on trolleys

Madam, - Of course people are outraged at the number of patients waiting on trolleys. Of course they are incensed at the offensive remarks of a Minister of State about Turkish workers. And everybody is appalled at the lack of seatbelts on school buses and the waste of public money on e-voting.

But will the majority of people remember these events on election day? Not a chance. Why? Because we appear to suffer from a debilitating, infectious disease called "selective memory loss", apparently brought on by government promises of low taxation and general election "give-aways". - Yours, etc,

EDMUND McDAID,

Oakcourt Drive,

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Palmerstown,

Dublin 20.