Political Misconceptions

Here are some:

"The Progressive Democrats are a right wing party. Mary Harney ruined the health service."

This is just wrong. There is a difference between being pro-capitalist and being conservative. The PD's are LIBERAL. They are the only party with the balls to tackle controversial issues such as inefficient Work Unions. Mary Harney has introduced more reform into the health service than any other Minister. She wants the health service to be for the people who use it, not for the employees who work in it. That is why she is fighting both the nurses and the consultants at the same time. What other politician has the balls Mary Harney has? She is the greatest politician in Ireland because she sticks to her convictions and she works hard to achieve them. No-one else even comes close to her.

"The Labour Party are the party of 'the common man'"

I think the labour party are hypocrites. They play this card that they are the true left wing party of Ireland, that they will look after the poor but at the end of the day the Labour Party is controlled by the trade unions. If push comes to shove the Labour Party will look after the unions instead of the public. These days, there are often examples of where there is conflict between the national interest and the interest of the members in a trade union.

Take the ESB for example. Ireland has the highest electricity costs in Europe, this hits the poorest in society hardest. To solve this, competition needs to be introduced. Basically, for this to technically happen, the ownership of the physical electricity network needs to be removed from the ESB. However, the employees in the ESB don't want this because the value of the stock they have in the company will fall if they lose ownership of the network.

So, on which side of the argument did the Labour Party stand? For the poor in society or the vested interest in the ESB? For the ESB unions of course! 'nuff said!

"Sinn Fein are an up-and-coming party"

Half the people who vote for Sinn Fein are IRA-lovers and the other half are too uneducated to know any better. And when it comes to economic policies they are a laughing stock. They basically haven't bothered with any.