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    Labour supporters : are you happy with the way Labour are performing in Govt?

    Simple enough question for Labour supporters. Are you happy with Labours performance in Govt? If not, what are you unhappiest about? If so, what are you happiest with?

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    Ms Burton is doing a damn good job, weeding out the non performers and digging out some new tax rev.

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    I don't know if I count as a Labour supporter, but I did vote for them in the most recent election.

    I am...neither happy not upset with their performance. It has been sort of lukewarm and forgettable, which still puts them far ahead of the last shower.
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    Voted for them in the last election but never again because of their back peddling.

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    Their performance is about what I expected given the pile of dung they were handed by FF.

    I'm happy with Ruairi Quinns stance towards secular schools but we've yet to see any tangible gains. Pleasantly surprised with Joan Burton who was handed a tough brief and was very unimpressive in the run up to the election.

    I'll reserve judgement towards Brenden Howlin until after his four years. I know people in his home constituency of Wexford are very very unhappy with the cuts he made but I'm unhappy that he hasn't cut more.

    I enjoyed Eamon Gilmores one finger salute to the Vatican city-state but he has otherwise been very underwhelming.

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    Not a Labour party member (or party member full stop) but they got a vote from me last time out. More or less what I expected. I'm surprised that, in general, the Lab ministers appear to be out-performing their FG colleagues. Or that's how it appears to me.

    Overall the coalition seems to be colourless. Which, given the Troika's influence, is unsurprising.

    A 'meh' from me.
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    Geebers how could anyone be satisfied? Did ye see Jan O'Sullivan on #vinb last night? She was like a trainee Buddhist repeating a mantra over and over. We got an interest rate reduction, We got an interest rate reduction, We got an interest rate reduction, We got an interest rate reduction. ooohhhommmmm. The Greeks got the interest rate cut so we had to nothing to do with Labour.
    Pat Rabbitte has become a champion of big oil and RTÉ, Gilmore has disappeared up his own fundamentals,
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    and the public are waiting to give them an almighty kicking.

    If I had been a Labour supporter I'd have been deeply UN -happy.
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    The interest rate cut was nothing to do with Greece

    It was to do with rates for both countries not being sustainable.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr. Bumble View Post
    Not a Labour party member (or party member full stop) but they got a vote from me last time out. More or less what I expected. I'm surprised that, in general, the Lab ministers appear to be out-performing their FG colleagues. Or that's how it appears to me.

    Overall the coalition seems to be colourless. Which, given the Troika's influence, is unsurprising.

    A 'meh' from me.
    Not really a supporter either, but Quinn doing well, and Burton may yet shine.

    Gilmore invisible. Rabbitte entertaining, and Howlin seems to be preoccupied with "reform" and defending Croke Park.

    On the other side, again a lot of invisiblity. Those making a mark are Shatter, Noonan, and possibly Big Phil

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    They betrayed their principals in record time to get into Government an impressive feat even for the Labour party.
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