Yesterday, in a desperate attempt to ignore Murphy's gaffe, Varadkar and co. were championing the lowest unemployment figures since 2005. Is that good news? Sure, fewer people can afford property than ever, you're more likely to end up on a hospital trolley than ever, but hey: at least we're working really hard for it.
Fine Gael might talk about solving the housing crisis, but they have told us on numerous occasions that they don't believe therea housing crisis. They voted against the declaration of a housing crisis. They opposed a bill to increase social housing on private developments. They voted against the right to housing. They routinely use the language that people whodeserve houses. They have made it abundantly clear that housing everyone in Ireland is not a goal of their government.
This is Fine Gael's strategy, and it will outlast Eoghan Murphy. If a substantive change is to be wrought, the solution is to vote Fine Gael out of power.Ireland has only ever been ruled by two parties; Fine Gael, and Fianna Fáil. Fianna Fáil were most recently routed out of Dáil Éireann in an unprecedented clear-out thanks to their role as architects of the recession. Say what you will about Fianna Fáil, but at least they know how to lower the price of a house...
Labour's previous involvement in a Fine Gael government has reduced their ranks to six seats, and a small rise in the far-left has done enough to pick off Labour's more socialist-leaning membership. Polls rarely show them commanding any more than 6% of the public vote on a good day.
TVsCarlKinsella The most inept of an inept FG govt who brought in Water Tax, Property Tax, Broadband 5bn giveaway, a shambolic health service and Maurice McCabe scandal. All under Leo, who writes to Kylie Minogue and obsesses about his social media profile. Vote for anyone but these clowns.
TVsCarlKinsella Why? He's made such an arse of it?