This message has been edited - 17-may-2012 @ 21:31

Originally posted by Hitch:

The Ipsos/MRBI poll, published in today's Irish Times, indicates that support for Labour is down six points to 13%, while Fine Gael is down three to 33%.Fianna Fáil is down one to 14%, and Sinn Féin is up six points to 21%, putting it in second place.Independents and others are also up, by four points, to 19%.---------------------------------------------Interesting times ahead?

Originally posted by KeepOnHurling:
Opinion polls between elections are pretty meaningless.

Originally posted by Sleekit:
The economic meltdown in Eire was bound to mean more support for a fascist party like Sinn Fein/IRA.

Originally posted by Hitch:

The Ipsos/MRBI poll, published in today's Irish Times, indicates that support for Labour is down six points to 13%, while Fine Gael is down three to 33%.Fianna Fáil is down one to 14%, and Sinn Féin is up six points to 21%, putting it in second place.Independents and others are also up, by four points, to 19%.---------------------------------------------Interesting times ahead?

Originally posted by Cusack Park:
Those diesel smugglers and drug dealing crackpots will never be near power in this country thank god, their economic policies are off the wall, anti European, anti English, actually anti everything gobs**tes who would drag this country back to the dark ages

Originally posted by WalktheWalk:
And whats worse is that SF voters are unable to transfer votes given that they are only able to write an X.

Originally posted by batter burger:
Sinn Fein appeal to those who haven't got a clue what is going on

Originally posted by Cusack Park:
their economic policies are off the wall

Originally posted by Rufty:
So we know what SF are against (well down here in the Republic, they're implementing the same things up North they decry as evil down here), but what are they for. They wanted at the last election to do away with the EU/IMF terms and bailout but wouldn't say where they'd get the cash to run the country on a day to day basis...........all this without cutting any services of course. On social justice we say them trying to talk out of both sides of their mouth on the private members motion last night saying that they all don't support abortion in any shape or form but they'd vote for the bill. (wtf?) Then to see them trying to take the moral high ground on political corruption while North and South their parliamentarians are making off with ink at massive cost to us, the tax payer. Not to mention the fact that they don't take their seats in Westminster however all their MP's claim full expenses for the sitting days of the House of Commons. I mean, yeah other parties have their problems, but people actually thinking that this crowd of liars and gunmen are a credible alternative genuine scares me.

Originally posted by Rufty:
So we know what SF are against (well down here in the Republic, they're implementing the same things up North they decry as evil down here), but what are they for. They wanted at the last election to do away with the EU/IMF terms and bailout but wouldn't say where they'd get the cash to run the country on a day to day basis...........all this without cutting any services of course. On social justice we say them trying to talk out of both sides of their mouth on the private members motion last night saying that they all don't support abortion in any shape or form but they'd vote for the bill. (wtf?) Then to see them trying to take the moral high ground on political corruption while North and South their parliamentarians are making off with ink at massive cost to us, the tax payer. Not to mention the fact that they don't take their seats in Westminster however all their MP's claim full expenses for the sitting days of the House of Commons. I mean, yeah other parties have their problems, but people actually thinking that this crowd of liars and gunmen are a credible alternative genuine scares me.

This message has been edited - 20-apr-2012 @ 21:09

This message has been edited - 20-apr-2012 @ 21:09

Originally posted by Hitch:
A bit like this fella, ya mean?

Originally posted by Rufty:
So we know what SF are against (well down here in the Republic, they're implementing the same things up North they decry as evil down here), but what are they for. They wanted at the last election to do away with the EU/IMF terms and bailout but wouldn't say where they'd get the cash to run the country on a day to day basis...........all this without cutting any services of course. On social justice we say them trying to talk out of both sides of their mouth on the private members motion last night saying that they all don't support abortion in any shape or form but they'd vote for the bill. (wtf?) Then to see them trying to take the moral high ground on political corruption while North and South their parliamentarians are making off with ink at massive cost to us, the tax payer. Not to mention the fact that they don't take their seats in Westminster however all their MP's claim full expenses for the sitting days of the House of Commons. I mean, yeah other parties have their problems, but people actually thinking that this crowd of liars and gunmen are a credible alternative genuine scares me.

This message has been edited - 20-apr-2012 @ 21:25

Originally posted by Rufty:
@BuzzFledderjohn
So are you going to try and paint me in the same light as those two crooks as a way of escaping the horrible truth I pointed out in my post or have you an actual rebuttal????

Originally posted by Harrison Ford:
I agree that SF are complete two-faced and will spew any populist guff to get votes but I suppose FG and Labour did the same before the last election with their empty promises.I do think though that SF will gain a lot of seats in the next election, perhaps even double them. The main reason for this is that there is no credible alternative. I think the electorate will punish FG & Lab for the austerity no matter who is to blame. I think many of those FG/Lab seats are very fickle/tenuous anyway. FF will gain a few more seats but hopefully not many. Who else is there? With FG/Lab losing and FF static, SF can only but win unless we elect even more Independents. What I want is a new political party. I am surprised it hasn't happened already.