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Merkel and Barroso promote compliant Irish Government (Updated) | 28 comments (28 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)
Re: Zero support for re-election (4.00 / 2)
The worst mistake Labour can make is tell themselves joining a coalition with Fine Gael would be good because they can moderate the worst excesses of the austerity policy. If you want to put checks on government policy, make FG form a minority government and control them from the parliament.

The Lib Dems tell themselves they're moderating the Tory disaster but they've destroyed themselves as a party in the process.

Keynesianism is intellectually hard, as evidenced by the inability of many trained economists to get it - Paul Krugman

by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu Feb 17th, 2011 at 06:05:35 AM EST
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Re: Zero support for re-election (none / 1)
This has happened to Labour several times in the past which is why they have always reverted back to being a 10% party.  When you offer them the perks of office they have always succumbed.  However this time they could actually become the leading party in opposition and possibly consign Fianna Fail to permanent marginal status.  You would think that would be a sufficient incentive to take a longer view, as you suggest.  However political careers are short and getting shorter, and what's good for Labour and the country isn't necessarily what's good for a few Labour leaders in line for Government jobs.

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by Frank Schnittger (mail Frankschnittger at hot male dotty communists) on Thu Feb 17th, 2011 at 06:25:12 AM EST
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Merkel and Barroso promote compliant Irish Government (Updated) | 28 comments (28 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)
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