You’re right. Building houses for everyone is a left-leaning policy, but be in no doubt that the next election will be decided on the housing issue. SF is the most popular party in Ireland and will most likely form a new government after the next election. I’m not a fan as I have no interest in paying mega taxes, but they are incredibly effective at garnering the young vote as they keep promising to fix housing (which of course they won’t).
The mega taxes and wealth taxes and robbing pension pots I expect will be the results of FG/FF, not SF,
but an SF government knows well they will not get away with increasing taxation like
FG/FF can,
so they will only go into Government with a party to the right of them,
The next election will not be decided on the housing issue, I would give SF more credit
than that,
SF will fight the next election as they fought the last one, pointing out how FGFF shortchange
there own supporters and pull another chunk of supporters away from FG/FF
In the last election, SF used the pension age increase to show up how FG/FF was shortchanging their own supporters,
If FG/FF don't want to shortchange their own supporters they have to cut back on the reckless government they have overseen not an easy thing to do,
If the cutback on the reckless government over the last 35 years which is eaten bread long forgotten, fewer votes for FG/FF,
If they cannot cut back their own supporters can see they get caught paying the extra taxes and they will receive fewer votes,
if they say they will not go into government with SF and SF say they will talk to all parties FG?FF are cutting their own throats,
In the last election,FG/FF said they could not go into government together because their policies were too far apart,
if they are not careful the only party to believe in the next election is SF not ruling out going into government with a party to the right of then,
FG?FF to stay in power will have to agree to the terms on offer by groups of ragbags or parties left of SF,
If the fight the next election like the fought the last one SF have the TDs to slice and
dice FG and FF at the same time, In fact, Mary Lou would put them to the sword on her own,
Mary Lou using as few words as possible requiring a long answer knowing FG/FF supporters
will see it as waffling job done,