Jumping off the cliff

Sir, – Martyn Turner’s cartoon (Opinion, february 19th) depicting the Irish electorate jumping off a cliff like lemmings with…

Sir, – Martyn Turner’s cartoon (Opinion, february 19th) depicting the Irish electorate jumping off a cliff like lemmings with the caption saying “Here we go . . . voting Fianna Fáil again” is most appropriate.

I thought that many voters had short memories and went for quick-fix solutions but not to the extent shown by recent polls. After two years of the present Government the surge in support for Fianna Fáil is discomforting after its mismanagement of the economy. Will we ever learn? Can we not ever think long-term, like the Germans? – Yours, etc,

LEO MORAN,

Dunmore Avenue Road,

Dundalk,

Co Louth.