Madam, – Isn’t it a shame that, rather than all the people being made redundant at present, the following phrases cannot be thrown on the scrapheap forever: “In these recessionary times”, “In the current economic climate”, “In the light of where we are now” “The downturn”, “The credit crunch”, “Going forward”, “Ireland Inc”, “The recovery” and, lastly, that old chestnut “Fiscal rectitude”. – Yours, etc,