It is this public suspicion, mistrust and cynicism of politics and politicians which has led to such a dramatic fall in the number of people who vote in elections. If this repeal of the right of the public to know how Government decisions are arrived at is passed – there is a determination on the part of the Government that, irrespective of any public disdain or revulsion or the legitimate expressions of the Opposition, the measure will go through – we will damage an already badly fractured democratic process.