What's so wrong with Enda?

to maintain the current governments policy, it wasnt so much the getting rid of the triple lock or join nato that i was tackling the labour man on it was that it was that it was that the 2 parties had a differing policy and i was interested to see how they would cope with different policies, it was his off the cuff it doesnt matter really what we do with the soliders that annoyed me
 
I can understand your annoyance, and it doesn't sound like he handled the situation very well. However, in practical terms, there is just no way that every canvasser is going to be up to date on every aspect of party policy. It's just too much information for those who are not full-time politicians. Usually when I get asked something that I'm not sure about, I'll just let them know straight off, and (if possible) get the candidate onto the doorstep quickly.

I would suggest that you don't base your vote on what happened on your doorstep either way.
 
RainyDay said:
While I wouldn't disagree with your sentiment, it is worth pointing out that Pat is not a one-man show. He is the leader, no more, no less. He does not make policy off his own bat. And (I presume) the same applies for each of the other leaders.
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I take your point but he is the leader and it does look like there was a reverse take over of the Labour party by Democratic Left. I have a great deal of respect for some of the Labour party front bench but I don't like the way that the former DL members seem to have a strangle hold on the party. I also disagree with what Labour see as the root cause of so-called rip off's. For example their web site emphasises the dividend that the government takes from the ESB and Bord Gais as a major cause of high energy prices. They do not mention that the average wage in the ESB is over €75'000 a year. They do not suggest that these companies should be better run. Instead they suggest that the shareholder (the people of Ireland) should not take a dividend from their own company! To me this is indicative of their wrong headed view of how the economic problems we face should be sorted out.
RainyDay said:
Maybe it's time to start voting on policies, not personalities.
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I agree 100% but I can't find any substantive policies on their web site. Their entire policy statement on primary care is Transforming our health service into a fair, efficient and responsive service is a major objective for the Labour Party.
The daily litany of overcrowded accident and emergency departments, dirty hospital wards, overworked staff, waiting lists for patients, inequity in treatment, queues for orthodontic treatment; deficiencies in community services and shortages of specialists in different regions of the country is not acceptable.
We are determined to bring about real change. Not a lot of meat on those bones. So with an absence of any real detail I am forced to base by opinions on the utterances of party leaders and spokespersons.
 
There is more on that page

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-Rd
 

Who do you canvass for? He didnt seem to care, if candidates surround themselves with people who are disinterested or just want to talk about the latest increase in house prices/pints/petrol etc then they arent worth voting for
 
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