Getting the show on the road

Madam, – As the budget to end all budgets looms, the economic state of the country is so tight you can hear it squeak and the…

Madam, – As the budget to end all budgets looms, the economic state of the country is so tight you can hear it squeak and the Government is about as popular as, eh, the Government, the time is perfect for the Cabinet members to go amid the people and do what they do best.

Given the proper promotion they could play to their strengths, win back support and put the economy back on track in no time. The Taoiseach could do stand-up comedy. Various ministers could have paint, tomatoes, shredded share certificates thrown at them by the paying public. The Greens have enough divas to run their own X Factor franchise. We’d be laughing all the way to the European Bank. – Yours, etc,

RICHIE BYRNE,

Cruachan Park,

Galway.