I think he'll do nothing until the Dail reconvenes and they aren't able to elect a Taoiseach.
Then all bets are off and he'll "reluctantly" take ministerial office. If he has any cop he'll demand that Bertie resigns as leader before he does this as what's coming out at the Mahon Tribunal is going to keep going on and on. Eventually whoever is in power with FF will have to cut them loose if they want to retain any credibility.
When is the job in the Park up for filling. Kill two birds with one stone if Bertie was to plums for that. (1. he could resign with dignity - in the national interest and 2 also he'd be gone by 60 as he promised) . The two parties would naturally support hs candidacy for the job..
Murt
What a sh!t gig that'd be...he can't sing worth a damn !!
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But who would play support???
Thats mad Ted - i saw them years ago in England.
Good post RainyDay.Back to the original question - There are certainly rumblings among the grass roots about Rabitte's leadership. Ruairi had the decency to fall on his sword when his strategy didn't work in 2002, but Pat seems to be trying to brazen it out. His 5-year term as leader expires in November, so he will have to decide whether to put himself forward again or not (if he doesn't get the boot in the meantime).
His saving grace is probably the lack of alternative leaders. Howlin or Gilmore would certainly be competent, but I can't see either of them bringing anything hugely different to the party. Joan Burton is a smart lady, but is just not very appealing to those outside the fold.
the Begin to Buy scheme whereby he promised to pay over 1,500,000,000 to developers in order to keep house prices rising.
For the record, the truth of Labour's stamp duty policies can be [broken link removed]. The proposal was to eliminate stamp duty for FTBs up to €450k and reduce stamp duty for ALL other purchases, with the highest percentage reductions aimed at purchasers around the 400k mark.cuts in stamp duty for those purchasing multiple properties
the Begin to Buy scheme whereby he promised to pay over 1,500,000,
000 to developers in order to keep house prices rising.
tougher policing
There are some good up-and-coming people out there, like Culhane in Dublin South, Hannigan in Meath, Tuffy in Dublin West, but none of them have credible experience to think about stepping into the leader's shoes.Are there any young guns on the up within the Labour party?
There are some good up-and-coming people out there, like Culhane in Dublin South, Hannigan in Meath, Tuffy in Dublin West, but none of them have credible experience to think about stepping into the leader's shoes.
Most of the TDs will be over 60 at the next election. Succesion in these type of seats is Labours problem. Unless 10 succesor candidates appear from nowhere many of these seats will be lost
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