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Unfortunately elections aren't due for a couple of years and the Greens are desperately clinging on to "power" as the junior coalition partner.

In any case, it's not clear that Fine Gael (the traditional main op party) would do much different, and Labour - possibly the largest party after the next election - has a history of selling out once in power...

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by Frank Schnittger (mail Frankschnittger at hot dotty communists) on Sun Jul 18th, 2010 at 02:34:33 PM EST
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Like the USA, Ireland needs a new party.

As the Dutch said while fighting the Spanish: "It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."
by ARGeezer (ARGeezer a in a circle eurotrib daught com) on Sun Jul 18th, 2010 at 04:12:07 PM EST
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There is huge electoral anger, but it is inchoate, and at the moment the opposition parties are just lapping up the disaffected by default -  without offering a clearly articulated different policy.  The standard of people entering politics seems to have gone down in recent years, to the point that there are not many leaders capable of running a medium size business, getting a Phd, or understanding stuff from within the context of an alternative paradigm.  Those few that do are still marginalised.

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by Frank Schnittger (mail Frankschnittger at hot dotty communists) on Sun Jul 18th, 2010 at 04:45:46 PM EST
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True 'dat.
by Pope Epopt on Sun Jul 18th, 2010 at 05:20:36 PM EST
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