Disappointed with them so far.
They have a great chance to make changes that will endear them to the general, hard pressed public, but seem to be refusing to make these changes.
They are coming across as more of the same I'm afraid, and if they continue like this, I can see people, especially the young, looking for another alternative to vote for, and thats why I see SF making big strides over the next few elections. Not a SF voter btw either. But at least they might break the cycle of the rich looking after the rich, and the rest of us getting poorer.
I think it's too early to write off the new Government. FF left a terrible mess. They can't but be more competent and less corrupt than the last shower. They might be the least worst option for the 2011 - 2016 period (which pains me to say as I have little time for Labour and dislike quite a number of FG ministers).Despite its massive majority, I don't think the FG/LAB coalition has been particularly impressive or forthright since its election.
That same old rubbish again.I expect both parties to be dumped in the next election if they keep attacking the poorest and the weakest in society for budget cutbacks
I agree; it took FF over a decade to mess things up this badly so it's unreasonable to expect these guys to fix things in a year. That said a government with Labour in it will never really make hard choices.I think it's too early to write off the new Government. FF left a terrible mess. They can't but be more competent and less corrupt than the last shower. They might be the least worst option for the 2011 - 2016 period (which pains me to say as I have little time for Labour and dislike quite a number of FG ministers).
Yes but do remember that economically Garrett was an utter disaster as Taoiseach. It was the later FF/Labour government (CJ and Dick) that started to sort things out.History is repeating itself. Haughey made a balls of the economy and Garrett came in to clean it up and ended up more unpopular than Haughey had ever been. Now it's Enda's turn
you should have changed the heading on your post to READ SPOT THE DIFFERENCE and the fact of the matter there is none. I spoke with quite a few politicians before the last election and all I got was " we know politics is broke and we intend to fix it, we will end cronyism, reduce no of TD's, junior miisters, be more open with the public, get rid of quangos and on and on it went" I said ok I'll vote for that. I dont think they were in for one day when they started backtracking and all of the above has been broken. This shower is no different from the last, the only difference is that a lot of the promises made will never be forgotten and come next election it will be payback big time.
And I'm guessing FF won't have been forgiven by 2016,
Sounds like newspaper spin on a speech given at a Tourism event by the Tourism minister, to me...Well this is right up there with Padraic Flynn for pure crassness and stupidity
Hard to disagree with any of that. I'm still hopeful that O'Reilly will come good, but I sincerely hope that the Minister of Smugness and Arrogance loses his seat at the next election.O'Reilly has shown himself to be nothing but hot air like I always suspected. Varadker has done nothing but is still capable of shooting himself in the foot. Richard Bruton is wasted where he is. Alan Shatter is a huge let down in Justice. Noonon has been solid to be fair in Finance and Kenny has been better than I expected. Gilmore is in a nothing position in Foreign Affairs and I can't see what he brings as Tainaiste. Joan Burton is actually showing potential in a difficult job for a labour minister. Ruairi Quinn is someone I used to respect until he decided to prostitute himself for votes before the election and then turned his back on the pledges he made claiming the state of the public finances when the dog on the street knew the state of the public finances.
To me too. A nothing story and a poor article . . it even starts off "TRANSPORT Minister Leo Varadkar . ." no mention that he's also Minister for Tourism. A lot of journalists seem to knock out nothing stories and money-for-old-rope polemics.Sounds like newspaper spin on a speech given at a Tourism event by the Tourism minister, to me...
That's because Garrett looked like a sound skin (which he was) and appeared to be an intellectual (which he was) but he was completely useless at making decisions. People had hope and saw that hope dashed as decisions weren't made and the mess he came to clean up never got cleaned up. So a lot like this government, in many ways.History is repeating itself. Haughey made a balls of the economy and Garrett came in to clean it up and ended up more unpopular than Haughey had ever been. Now it's Enda's turn
I sincerely hope that the Minister of Smugness and Arrogance loses his seat at the next election.
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