Madam, - Strangely enough, the Economist of October 1st was not referring to the Irish Ferries dispute when it wrote: "Employment in rich countries will have to shift to higher-skilled jobs to maintain economic growth. Countries that prevent this shift taking place risk being left behind. Rather than block it, governments need to try to ameliorate the pains which change inflicts by, for example, retraining or temporarily helping those workers who lose their jobs".
Perhaps someone should buy Bertie a subscription. - Yours, etc,
BRIAN CROWLEY, Leinster Square, Rathmines, Dublin 6.