Ireland's new elite deludes itself with platitudes about mass migration
The most generous interpretation of Leo Varadkar is that he’s not that bright. On the day of the release of Emily Hand, the nine-year old held captive by Hamas, Ireland’s Taoiseach tweeted: “an innocent child who was lost has now been found and returned”. This suggested Emily had become separated from her parents in a shopping centre, not kidnapped by fanatics – but sympathetic theologians said, “He’s obviously quoting the parable of the prodigal son,” and if you don’t know it, “maybe you’re the