Originally posted by carryharry:
last nite on the frontline a member of labour in the audience was basically sneered at by pat kenny at his opinion that labour could form a goverment without fine gael!
why is this so unbelievable? surely labour is an option as opposed to fine gael, i.e fianna fail in disguise! with a proper approach to new memebership whether it comes from a public or private sector status they can make an impression. the public is crying out for something new, more youthfull and not motivated by vested interests.more motivated by the interests of irelands people and less by profiteers.

Originally posted by LETRIP:


With all due respect, who are they representing? We are facing into the biggest Industrial chaos in years, thousands are having their wages cut and losing their jobs. No leadership from the Labour party. The odd jibe from Rabbitte and Gilmore is all they offer, cant see the makings of a Government anyway.

Originally posted by carryharry:
why is it so unrealistic to think labour can form a majority goverment

This message has been edited - 09-mar-2010 @ 12:29

Originally posted by Chuck Norris:
FF, left??? Maybe just left of Ming the Merciless...

This message has been edited - 09-mar-2010 @ 13:16

Originally posted by nlgbbbblth:
Correct me if I am wrong but only one party in Ireland runs enough candidates to win a general election majority - FF. Maybe FG at a push.

Recipe for disaster................ and coalitions.

Originally posted by Ballybrown bruiser:
Somewhere else on the site someone asked why a new party hasn`t emerged. It`s a good question and probably down to funding and organisation. The closer we get to an election that might change.

Originally posted by carryharry:
last nite on the frontline a member of labour in the audience was basically sneered at by pat kenny at his opinion that labour could form a goverment without fine gael!
why is this so unbelievable? surely labour is an option as opposed to fine gael, i.e fianna fail in disguise! with a proper approach to new memebership whether it comes from a public or private sector status they can make an impression. the public is crying out for something new, more youthfull and not motivated by vested interests.more motivated by the interests of irelands people and less by profiteers.

Originally posted by So Called Weaker County:
I don`t think anyone could actually belive that Labour could get 83 seats.

However, what is a more realistic target   (although still improbable  )   is that Labour could form a Government as the largest party in that grouping.

I can`t see that happening however. At this moment, I intend voting Labour in the next election. I always have to laugh when I see posts mocking the exploits of Labour when they`ve been in Government for 2 years or so out of the last twenty and those years were quite good. I think that the Labour front bench are quite impressive.

As Twiceasnice said above, it`s time to get rid of tweedledum and tweedledee.

Originally posted by realdanbreen:
Whats badly wanted is an end to all this coalition h0rsesh1t.
A Fianna Fail majority would give the Government the scope & power to get the country back on track.

Originally posted by So Called Weaker County:
I don`t think anyone could actually belive that Labour could get 83 seats.

However, what is a more realistic target   (although still improbable  )   is that Labour could form a Government as the largest party in that grouping.

I can`t see that happening however. At this moment, I intend voting Labour in the next election. I always have to laugh when I see posts mocking the exploits of Labour when they`ve been in Government for 2 years or so out of the last twenty and those years were quite good. I think that the Labour front bench are quite impressive.

As Twiceasnice said above, it`s time to get rid of tweedledum and tweedledee.

Originally posted by twiceasnice97:


correct,
unfortunately its a gravy train that would pull out of that station and the track only offers a one way ticket to inequality and strokes

Originally posted by Hidalgo:
Labour have only done very well in two elections. Once in the 20s   (and I cant think of the other occasion off the top of my head  )  . The next election after garnering a considerable vote they slipped straight back. Very inconsistent. A problem they have also had is not enough quality candidates to run when support for them is high.   (ie they may have some support in a constituency but no viable candidate in said constituency  )  . If FF were not getting enough seats   (even in good times  )   to enter government unaided by another party then it`s hard to imagine Labour doing so in the foreseeable future. As has been mentioned Irish voters tend to stray very little from the centre. The current political situation would have to worsen significantly   (for both FF and FG  )   for Labour to benefit enough.

I have a strange gut feeling that Labour and SF could form some kind of pact. Politicians will often put differences aside if power is the end result.

Originally posted by carryharry:
why is it so unrealistic to think labour can form a majority goverment

Originally posted by magpie:
Mind you if i see those two traitors elected in Clare i`m going to be voilently sick.

Originally posted by ballygowan:


Mainly because some of their policies are clearly insane, for example they were opposed to the 8% cut in social welfare in last year`s budget. Mental.