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Photo looks like Gilmore considering a fascist moustache.. Well fitting I think..
The most important questions for Gilmore:
1. “When are quitting?” – and
2. “Will you do the decent and NOT take severence? “
I thought it looks like he’s sniffing his finger
I’m only on this thread because my thumb automatically hit his face when the pic popped up.
True story.
Abolish the dail and have the monkeys in dublin zoo run the country. Theyl do a better job.
Question 3 is quiet relevant in that Labour will be wiped out at the local and euro elections. You will see Gilmore fighting for his political life and eventually he will lose the leadership…What is left of Labour will pander on for 2 to three months at best with Fine Gael and then they will pull the plug and run from Government…Can’t wait
Gilmore won’t be leader at the next General Election, but I can’t see the rest of your scenario occurring.
For one thing the massive boundary redraws will make it hard to compare performance. Also, performance will be relative to the last locals. On that basis Fine Gael are going to suffer badly as well, while Fianna Fáil won’t have a great night. So Labour will be able to point to dissatisfaction with mainstream parties. Only Sinn Fein will see growth.
Finally, any Labour TDs who looked to pull out of government now would want their heads examined. They have supported massive cuts in recent years. Now they can support much smaller cuts in what may be the last budget with cuts at all and hope that they get some recovery in the next 2 years (and it currently looks like the global economy might do this for them despite government policy). Hang around until they can claim they did what was necessary to sort the economy out.
The main thrust of my argument is that Gilmore is a lame duck
Do you not mean the season of non answering and non accountability has returned?
Just to address the ”wipe out” thing. I find it hilarious. If Labour were to get what they’re polling now (which is pretty much their base) in a GE they’d still have more seats that Sinn Fein have currently yet we don’t refer to SF as wiped out or irrelevant. Just a point.
i think adam its more of a matter that labour are coming from a relatively high base and going down whereas sf are coming from a low base and rising.
Jaysis, can we not have one article where commenters don’t bring the government into it! :)
You Shinners are out in force today!
Your paranoia is showing.
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