The "Green Party"

The Green Party in Ireland are finished. If there were to be an election tomorrow, the party would end up with zero TDs, a position similar to that in which they find themselves at local and urban council level. They know this. Therefore, it is better for them that they stay on in power for the last few months, in order to have a party at all. The ideals on which the party is based have been abandoned, replaced by FF policies as soon as the dollar signs flashed in front of their eyes back in 2007. The Green Party promised many things prior to the election. Among them were the following: a halt to the Corrib Gas project "until a complete, independent inquiry" takes place into the project. The stopping of works on the M3 at the Hill of Tara and the demilitarization of Shannon. Now, personally I'm not too bothered about the last one but it is one of three statements that have proven to be downright lies. The Corrib Gas project is powering along, costing more to the Irish Taxpayer than we will ever see coming back to us. The M3 has rolled along, desecrating 0ne of our truly amazing historical sites. Shannon is, well, Shannon and nothing has changed. The Green Party has however, introduced some wonderful legislation surrounding light bulbs and toilets. On top of this, they have destroyed the car industry and become more corrupt than the corruption kings themselves. We will probably now see an introduction of a carbon tax, probably by means of an extra tax on fuel. This might be fair in a country with a public transport system. However, as someone who lives in Galway and works in Mayo, public transport would mean travelling for 14 hours over two separate days to reach my destination, which is about 60 miles away. I like many others in this country need a car because there is no other alternative. The Greens are now more akin to a piece of six month old broccoli that you unexpectedly find at the back of your cupboard. They are disgusting and rotten to the very core by their surroundings. I, personally, cannot wait for them to be thrown out with the rest of the trash.

What a Country

Well Ladies and Gentlemen,
Today, you got a pay cut. It may have been worded as a pension levy but the will not console the 30 year old married couples with a mortgage whose pensions are thirty five years away.

Immediately, people whose wages are being cut will cut back on expenses such as broadband, sky etc.
Inevitably, this will further dampen the economy and cause more job losses.
This short sighted attack on wages is an idiotic move by an increasingly desperate looking goverment.

What if, however, there was a way out without cutting people's wages while forging ahead with capital investment projects and infrastructural improvements? Where could one find this magic bullet? Does it even exist?

Yes it does. Off our shores, where billions of euro of fishing rights have been given away to our European neighbours (even the ones in excess of 800 miles away), we have also given away up to 1 trillion euro of our gas and oil. That 2 billion euro of required savings kind of pale into insignificance, doesn't it.

Time to take a stand, minions.

Let it begin.