Fiscal compact turned into a political football

Some people give politics a bad name. I found it quite extraordinary to hear the Fianna Fáil leader in the Dáil on Tuesday arguing that the new EU fiscal compact should be put to a referendum. He expressed his trust in the people and belief that their views should be listened to.

This is quite incredible coming from a man whose party in government held a second referendum on the Lisbon Treaty because it didn’t like the first result.

It was also incredible to hear the leader of Sinn Féin having a go at Enda Kenny over his behaviour towards the French prime minister. Mr Adams himself has cosied up to a lot of dubious characters over the years.