Labour-Sinn Fein Coalition: Gaining Traction

Erin Go Brath

Bambi wrote: »

a coalition of stickies and shinners? It would be comedy gold. Tbh the sticky elements in labour would sooner get into bed with Mary Harney, both metaphorically and literally.

Well after the €400 hairdo courtesy of FAS who could resist the charms of the glamorous health minister.

A SF/Lab coalition could hardly be any more incompetent than the three stooges; Cowen, Coughlan and Lenihan trying to run the country even if they tried.

I would hope and expect SF, Labour and the Socialists to all pick up seats at FFs expense at the next election. Unfortunately FG will become the biggest party. With their uninspiring leader Kenny at the helm i wouldn't hold much confidence that they will improve the countrys predicament.

Liam Byrne

thebigcheese22 wrote: »

Yeah I'm not Sinn Feins biggest fan, but they are far more accountable than either FF or FG!

Obviously depends on what you want or expect them to admit being "accountable" for.... :rolleyes:

Pride Fighter

Carpaydiem wrote: »

I'm not an anarchist, just a realist. Poeple complain about FF/FG, but would we have ever become so prosporous in the first place if it wasn't for FG sowing the seeds and FF nurturing the plant?

FG did not sow the seeds of the boom, the Labour party with Ruairi Quinn as Minister for Enterprise and Employment and Finance minister from 1992-1997 laid the seeds of the Celtic tiger.

dvpower

Cantab. wrote: »

Is a Labour-Sinn Fein government a real alternative?

Have things really got that desperate?

LordSutch

Nodin wrote: »

resting on the premise that Mr Adams is indeed 'The Bearded One'.

Probably has cloven hoofs too

jaqian

irish_bob wrote: »

in a country where the majority vote based on who thier parents , grand parents and so on vote for , thier is no way labour can get over 40 seats

Are you writing about America or Ireland? Surely nobody with an education votes that way in Ireland anymore?

Dob74

dvpower wrote: »

Have things really got that desperate?

Yes.

Was just listening to Michael Martin on the radio. He was in complete denial about the current situation. The usual it was the fault of the sub-prime loans in the states and we are a small open economy.
He doesnt seem to except that these have been the core policies of the government he was part of. If they had ecouraged native industry even a small bit, instead of being completely relying on the world economy. We maybe able to help ourselves. Our Banking system is a joke, we have no control of our currency or interest rates. Basically we have been walked into a complete mess with FF leading the way.

It's time to give labour and the sinner's a chance

marco murphy

What policies do Labour have that Sinn Fein doesn't?

LordSutch

Cantab. wrote: »

Labour-Sinn Fein Coalition: Gaining Traction?

No talk of it in todays opinion poll )

dvpower

Camelot wrote: »

No talk of it in todays opinion poll )

Todays poll has LAB on 22% and SF on 7%; nowhere near enough to form a government. Is this thread just wishful thinking on someones part?

brianthebard

brianthebard wrote: »

SF were pretty confident they'd have 10 seats at the end of the last general election. Didn't they lose one instead? What are they doing to convince the electorate to vote for them? Of all the parties they are the most untested policy wise. What do they stand for that is going to improve the voter's lot?


First there was no Leitrim seat, it was Sligo-Leitrim.
Second he's a Sligo county councillor, not Leitrim, he still had the support of his constituency.
Third he wasn't elected cause he's actually not that much of a politician, because both ff and fg had two candidates, and everyone knew that Ballymote was going to have two td's at the end of the election, leaving only one seat open. That seat was never going to be sf's, no matter if the whole of leitrim voted for him.

Leitrim is divided into Leitrim north(with Sligo) and leitrim south(with roscommon) for elections.

Liam Byrne

Perestroika wrote: »

What policies do Labour have that Sinn Fein doesn't?

Their definition of "wanting to 'see' criminals in jail", perhaps ?

Time Magazine

Sinn Féin often go on about 1916 and "the Dublin government", living off some stupid military legacy.

When it comes to their much more recent past of a military legacy, it's all very hush hush. "Focus on the past five years and our current policies", etc.

But then when it comes to discussing other parties, they're quite happy to drag up Haughey and Lowry.

All the while their policies are still drafted from Cloud Cuckoo Land.