Strange how small political cameos can float out from of the past. Towards dawn on Friday morning, as the size of the Boris Johnson victory began to colour a Tory-blue BBC computer-generated footpath all along Downing Street, I could not help but think of Jack Lynch. I was remembering a curious remark he had made at a celebratory press conference after his massive 1977 election victory. Fianna Fáil had promised the sun, moon and stars to the electorate and duly got a massive overall majority. “Are you happy with the size of your victory?” a journalist asked. Lynch was unexpectedly…

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