To me it's looks like a coalition or arrangement between FF and FG is taking place in the background going off the vote for Ceann Comhairle Denis Naughton is FG to the back bone , His Brother ran for FG in last council elections, Naughton is part of a new group of 11 TDs in Dail, I suspect all voted for himA Grand Coalition is a coalition between the two largest parties in a Parliament. Therefore a FF/SF coalition is a grand coalition.
Is anyone struck by the utter peculiarity of how this has developed? The joint document published by FFFG is rooted in some sort of Utopia whereby the housing crisis will be solved and universal health care will be introduced, all without the need for additional income taxes after the horror COVID-19 is about to visit upon us. And they still can't get the Greens/SocDems etc. on board? One would have to hope the document is a device designed to trap one of the smaller parties since the commitments are totally undeliverable. This, of course, means that SF are almost guaranteed an even bigger surge come the next election.
Wasn't that what Theresa May did as well though?I'm having a Boris Johnson moment - Can we have another general election immediately please?
S.F. would know all about Utopia as their election promises are gone up in smoke with the Coronavirus hammering the economy.
You're absolutely right. But better still, why not a government of FG, FF and like minded independents. There's about a dozen of FG/F gene pool types who's demands wouldn't cost a fraction of what the greens want.The greens are being the stupid ones now, they are looking for way too much and will kneecap the economy from any recovery from the corona virus if their demands are entertained. I think it is better that the big parties call their bluff and go for another election whenever it can be held.
Absolutely! I'm all for meeting our international obligations on carbon emissions but being super heroes in this regard is self indulgent at the best of times and economic madness in the current situation. The GE was held in a completely different set of circumstances. Surely a GE now would see common sense return and the electorate focus on pragmatic and credible strategies to some how stage a recovery from this crisis. There would be no space for fantasy manifestos.The greens are being the stupid ones now, they are looking for way too much and will kneecap the economy from any recovery from the corona virus if their demands are entertained. I think it is better that the big parties call their bluff and go for another election whenever it can be held.
What are they looking for that is so bad?The greens are being the stupid ones now, they are looking for way too much and will kneecap the economy from any recovery from the corona virus if their demands are entertained. I think it is better that the big parties call their bluff and go for another election whenever it can be held.
She is more or less backtracking on all her work in the last few years of putting big distance between SF and the IRA, WHY ? Is she wanting to...
Well she does have to do what the leadership wants.Probably less about what she wants and more about what the puppet masters tell her...
It's six weeks since I wrote that and several months since the general election. I'm fed up with the goings-on to try form a new government with minorities squabbling over unsquabble issues. Let the people make their minds up for them.I'm having a Boris Johnson moment - Can we have another general election immediately please?
Is there a deadline in the Constitution?
At what stage is a new election called and who makes the decision?
Brendan
Is there a deadline in the Constitution?
At what stage is a new election called and who makes the decision?
Brendan
They're not there yet Purple, still have to be approved by each party.
What about the ff grassroots, they also have to ratify this, in their eyes the greens got way too much, it's not a done deal that they will back this, not the sort of ff grassroots guys I know of anyways. The popular assumption is that ff are most afraid of another election, but that's only the tds , the ff grassroots have nothing to lose by risking another election especially when they are already giving so much to the greens. They might be better risking an election now rather than after a few years of a very unpopular green government and carbon taxesIt will be accepted but SF have just won the next election.....
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