Sir, – Regarding the 123 signatories on the online version of the letter on the direct provision issue (October 28th), I notice, as is typical of these letters, that most of the signatories seem to be university lecturers in soft subjects such as gender studies (heaven forbid that they should think that their opinions are more important than those of the rest of us).
For a change, wouldn’t it be nice to see the signatories of 123 blue-collar workers? In keeping with the letter of October 28th, a certain percentage of these workers should be living abroad, with an opinion on how tax should be spent in a country where they don’t pay tax.
When The Irish Times decides on whose letters to publish, does it judge the letter by its content, or the number of signatories it has, or the social status of those signatories?– Yours, etc,
ANDREW MOYNIHAN,
Ranelagh,
Dublin 6.