Sir, – Harry McGee is the latest in a long line of Irish Times journalists and commentators to warn us of the dangers of "instability" ("Why stable government needs the party whip", January 10th).
We had the dubious honour of remaining “stable” throughout a financial meltdown. Not only has the status quo remained resolutely intact, it is even more embedded that it had been prior to 2007.
Who does this “stability” serve?
Rapid and intensifying climate change is the future. The “stability” of the current system actually impedes the change necessary to transition Ireland to an adaptable and resilient society and economy.
The opposite of stability in this context is not chaos – but it is fundamental change to our current economic system. That will involve the destabilisation of certain institutions.
The alternative is set out in clear terms in various UN climate change reports. – Yours, etc,
MICHAEL CANNEY,
Dublin 2.