රාවයේ මහජන පෙත්සම
Ivan describes the response to Ravaya’s public petition for reform of government: calls and emails on the day it went on sale from Gamini Viyangoda, Chandra Jayaratne, a professional association and ordinary readers. Ravaya’s readers, he writes, are an unusual constituency; the petition’s aim is to win a political framework the country needs after decades of decline. He then examines the President’s election-year budget promises, from university places to allowances for kidney patients and pensions for garment workers, and asks what they are worth.