Cowen hits out at voter complacency as FF meets

FINANCE Minister Brian Cowen last night accused voters of complacency as Fianna Fáil put the economy centre stage in a bid to claw back support ahead of the looming general election.

As the party’s parliamentary think-in opened in Westport, Mr Cowen rubbished the Rainbow alternative for promising “sweet shop economics”, as he warned of taking Ireland’s prosperity for granted.

“There is unfortunately a national complacency, or an assumption that in fact we have drawn out a patent on economic success. That, regardless of who is in power or what policies they pursue, for some reason this economy will continue to charge ahead.”