Greens in Government - What a difference?

[pluralist]

The Irish music biz, as I've repeatedly said, is F_d. a main reason for this is the institutional state-funded corruption (see seanonuallain.com)

The Irish music business is f_d, yes. The international music biz is f_d too.

[Pidge]

As we approach the end of the year, I would be interested to know if posters believe the Greens have made a difference in their first few months in Government, either positive or negative and what that difference is.

A chairde

What disturbs me more than anything else is their dropping of critical issues. (Gormley "Life begins in govt. he said this in public)The Irish music biz, as I've repeatedly said, is F_d. a main reason for this is the institutional state-funded corruption (see seanonuallain.com). The "greens" were well aware of this going into government, having asked many questions while in opposition. Part of the deal was that they drop it

Secondly, the massive corruption, bullying and (arguably) murder. at DCU is described at http://academictenure.blogspot.com/

so as well as dropping Tara, shell etc they also dropped these issues so FF criminals could keep stealing money

He appears to think that the music business in Ireland and his little piffle with DCU are "critical issues" facing the country and wider world. PRat.

[erigena]

You are -what, 19? So You can perhaps be forgiven, until some real libels start

The DCU issue is first about academic tenure, an international issue, than about the permanency of jobs in the civil service. The entire Green party (with the single exception of Cuffe) asked questions about it while in opposition for that reason.

No wonder Fine Gael is destroying you on this site



Keep coming up with this crap, and I will keep having a reason to post http://academictenure.blogspot.com/

As we approach the end of the year, I would be interested to know if posters believe the Greens have made a difference in their first few months in Government, either positive or negative and what that difference is.

A chairde

What disturbs me more than anything else is their dropping of critical issues. (Gormley "Life begins in govt. he said this in public)The Irish music biz, as I've repeatedly said, is F_d. a main reason for this is the institutional state-funded corruption (see seanonuallain.com). The "greens" were well aware of this going into government, having asked many questions while in opposition. Part of the deal was that they drop it

Secondly, the massive corruption, bullying and (arguably) murder. at DCU is described at http://academictenure.blogspot.com/

so as well as dropping Tara, shell etc they also dropped these issues so FF criminals could keep stealing money

He appears to think that the music business in Ireland and his little piffle with DCU are "critical issues" facing the country and wider world. PRat.

[powderfinger]

Watch and learn!

[powderfinger]

The thing that has impressed me (and most politicians I have spoken to) is how effective Eamon Ryan (in particular) and John Gormley have been as Ministers.

Not so much in the ********************e that plays out in the meeja on a daily basis, but moreso in how they have gotten stuck into their new jobs, mastered the complexities of their respective briefs (two of the most complex Ministries), and begun the process of delivering change.

The usual suspects will whinge and complain about how the Green Ministers weren't able to row back decisions made by the previous Government, and how they have failed to do things (that they couldn't legally do in the first place - and would not have been allowed do even if they were in with FF light and FF lighter) that they (and I) would have liked to have seen done.


The Green Ministers (and Senator Dan Boyle) have shown the establishment and the voters that they are capable, committed, and statesmanlike.

If FG and Labour could focus on doing the same we might see a non-FF Government after 2012.