Suzanne Harrington: Giving lessons in the art of resignation could be Leo's next job
Suzanne Harrington: Taoiseach Leo Varadkar gave a 'resignation masterclass' when he announced he is to step down as Taoiseach and as leader of the Fine Gael party
The internet is full of articles such as '10 Signs You Should Let Go', '11 Ways to Walk Away', or '12 Reasons to Move On'. Looks like Leo Varadkar has been staying up late, reading them all — the result has been a resignation masterclass. No hinting, no lingering... just a short sharp quit, accompanied by a sentence so refreshing it rivals rolling around naked in fresh snow: “I am not the best person for the job anymore.”
Rarer than skateboarding pandas is a politician resigning because they no longer think they are up to it — and saying so out loud, rather than the usual stuff trotted out about wanting to spend more time with their family / golf clubs / hedge fund. Leo Varadkar might never have been the best person for the job, depending on where you sit politically, but that’s not the point. The point is that he chose to step down before he had to, or was made to. And he said why.
