Listened to academic Colin Harvey on drivetime last night, he said he is getting dogs abuse from loyalists for his stance
on a united ireland, He says he has no party affiliations but feels we should all be exploring what a united ireland might look like,
He has a panic button in his office in queens university,
Not just loyalists - SJD met with the QUB board last week to complain about him. Bryson has routinely put a target on his back.
On the thread topic, a few months ago I suggested the budget coupled with LV taking back over would see a bounce in FF FG support and a dip in SF support.
You'd nearly think he was contemplating an election before time the way he has been all over the press in the last few days in preparation for resuming the top spot.
As I have posted many a time, I don't think MLMcD is actually looking to bridge the gap from the low 30s to government at all. It seems increasingly likely she will play the same card as last time, certainly increase SF representation, push the change narrative and then dive for the opposition bench again.
33-35% won't get them into government no matter how much people think it will.
The government have the mandate to run the country, and one party in particular has been in power for over a decade now in one guise or another.
If you have a job and a home and probably private health insurance (although the power of that is waning) - the FG years have been reasonably ok for you.
If you don't, can't get on the property ladder, can't see a consultant, have aging parents waiting 15 hours in A&E and then another 36 on a trolley........not so much.
At some point the coalition partners need to address the housing crisis, the health crisis and the increasing disparity between the investment inside the Pale and outside and remember that Ireland exists outside the M50.
