As the Minister and the Taoiseach have stated, the referendum must not become one on the state of the Government. I do not have to be party political, although I will be accused of being so, to say that already within the first few months of its existence, there is a deep anger, resentment and bitterness among a large section of the electorate at the Government's U-turns and about turns. The Government was re-elected on the spin of more boom and bloom but that vision has blown away in the gales of reality. There is an understandable perception of deception held by tens of thousands of people who see job losses, hospital cut-backs, college fee increases and extra health charges as the only reward for returning the Government, and that does not take account of the "Bertie bowl" fiasco.