Sir, – The revelation of the large number of highly paid advisers employed by the Government must have come as a surprise to many of your readers (“The people behind the power”, Analysis, March 16th).
It also indicates a growing unwillingness among some political leaders to seek and to listen to the opinions of their grassroots party members who do the usual routine slog in their constituencies.
It would seem that politicians at the highest level are becoming more and more detached from the electorate and are becoming increasingly influenced by advisers and non-elected governmental organisations who may not be in tune with the general public. This is not a good omen for the future of democracy in our country. – Yours, etc,
LOUIS O’FLAHERTY,
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Dublin 9.
