The British Government acted according to the principle of ‘laissez faire’. This was the belief that the Government should not be involved in issues of poverty and hardship. Involvement would ...

This provided the inspiration for social reform. Many politicians, especially in the Liberal Party, abandoned the idea of ‘laissez-faire’: they wanted to use governmental power and money to ...

Cllr Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin. Wexford County Council’s “lack of action” and “laissez faire attitude” to the felling of a tree in Gorey was highlighted by a Councillor at a recent ...