At least FF are not throwing money around any more.
Lee was great with the doom and gloom. Coming up with solutions is the key. In my openion, opposition parties have failed to do this.
FG with the Green Energy policies is a joke. Wind and tidal power is unproven for mass energy generation. Yet FG come up with this clap trap.
At least FF are not throwing money around any more.
At least FF are not throwing money around any more.
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Its time for a change in politics. Bring in people with qualifications and experience. For example, why is a Barrister running our Department of Finance? A social worker responsible for trade and enterprise?...
From what I can see FG already have someone who does seem to pick up on the core mistakes made and proposes some reasonable points: Richard Bruton.
The problem I see is that it's always easy to sit on the sidelines and pick holes in various things, especially when things go wrong. If anything as a race we're world experts in naysaying with the benefit of hindsight.
As others have said, stick around taling things down for long enough on economics and you're bound to be proven right at some point.
It's a bit like the Soccer Pannel on rté, they're great at ranting on about how this or that manager got something wrong, yet how many of them have proven themselves as worldclass managers?
Armchair punditry is easy. What will be interesting is if he has the balls or the knowhow to figure out some solutions and be accountable for them. However, I doubt he will be expected to or can do so. I think he'll be there as a point scorer for FG, someone to just hit the Government on where they went wrong without any substance or proposition as to how to improve. He's there to get FG a TKO.
And this is where my blood boils. I think we can all agree on the mistakes, the stupidity of the mistakes and the vested interests behind them, however, right now individuals and the country is in a very precarious position it is no time to for political opportunism. All the opposition are trying to do is overthrow a government by systematic death by a thousand cuts. National interests must come before vested person political interests right now.
It's a very cynical move by FG.
Ahaa! So there still is money to be wasted!At least FF are not throwing money around any more.
And FF picking Seamus Brennan's son to run for them wasn't cynical? What does he bring to the table apart from the Brennan name?
Of course FG knew what they were doing when they got George Lee to run. Nobody knows what he will be like or what ideas he has but he is entitled to run if he feels like he can improve things. I still think fair play to him.
Had to laugh at Barry Andrews yesterday having a go at him for having the option to return to RTE if he doesn't get elected saying he wasn't fully committed to politics. Wonder is he saying the same thing to all the TD's from all parties hanging onto their teaching jobs for 20 years!
Nope, you're right, however this is about George Lee. Brennan isn't being seen/portrayed as a possible Messiah to the economic state of the country though.
That said, it is good to see somebody with knowledge that could be vital to help the country out, running for a seat in any constituancy . .
Because there's none left to throw. They've wasted it all.
Do you not think your assumptions are somewhat loaded? "If he answers honestly .." If he answers honestly, but the answers aren't what you want to hear you're not going to believe him. Beyond ripping off his shirt to display a big "I love Enda" tatoo across his chest what do you expect him to say?He should allow reporters question him vigurously on his motives all along. If he answers honestly (and theres no question marks over his answers) then he deserves to be taken on his word. As I said, if you have nothing to hide the truth should be easy and transparent . . .
Ultimately this is what it boils down to. We need to get away from the Butcher, Baker and Candlestick Maker type of politics thatwe've been mired in since I can remember. I'm completely non-partizan and have voted right across the board in the past. We need honest, skilled individuals of integrity in politics. George may or may not ultimately be that but at this point in time he looks a good candidate.That said, it is good to see somebody with knowledge that could be vital to help the country out, running for a seat in any constituancy . .
What exactly has Lee achieved?
Apart from a pundit role in the bloated RTE.
[broken link removed])George Lee, from Templeogue, Dublin,[1] was an economic analyst and reporter with Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ), the public broadcasting service of the Ireland, from 1992 to 2009. He was appointed Economics Editor with the national broadcaster in 1996.[2]
Lee was named Irish Journalist of the Year in 1998 after helping uncover a major tax evasion and overcharging scandal at National Irish Bank. He has devised, researched and presented several television series, including 'Moneybox', 'More To Do', and 'Winds of Change'.
Prior to his move into broadcasting, Lee was Senior Economist at Riada Stockbrokers. He also worked as Treasury Economist with FTI and as an economist with the Central Bank of Ireland. Lee is a graduate of University College Dublin and holds an MSc in Economics from the London School of Economics.
Has Paris Hilton done more for the people of Dublin South than George Lee?
What work with community organisations has this guy done?
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I believe that our system is fundamentally flawed because of the reasons above, that is why we've morons such as Dempsey and Cullen running the country because of this mentality , it is time for national interests to take forefront
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