What left wing politicians should tell their electorate

[newirishman]

Excellent article. Can you post a link to the source please?

Would love to, but for the life of me cannot find it on the Interweb. Doesn't look like the Irish Daily Mail has an online presence.

 

[Gerry Canning]

What they should tell = the truth.
1. We have unfairness in our society.
2. For all its flaws Ireland by any measure ,ain,t a bad place..
3. Let us pick the 3 big issues that are wrong and set out to sort them.
4. Let us stop thinking we can change everything in one swoop.
5. Say some positive things.
6. Take an incremental view of change.


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[Purple]

We also have to accept that many people, through circumstances, lack of education, exposure to crime and drugs, income and housing uncertainty and a myriad of other factors, are not in a position to engage as productive members of society as they are just about surviving.

I agree with Gerry that we have to take a longer term incremental view but the idea that taxing "the rich" or just welfare alone will fix the problem is utterly flawed. Welfare treats the symptom of the problem but doesn't touch the root causes.