If the Greens wish to avoid oblivion they should quit now

AS I watch in fascinated horror at the inexorable progress of the Green party in committing an act of political suicide by nailing their colours, alongside those of their coalition partners, on the mast of the slowly sinking ship Ireland Inc, in pursuit of an insane policy spearheaded by NAMA, they would do well carefully to consider their current position.

By pulling the plug on this Government now, in what might possibly be construed as an act of political integrity unheard of in these days, it would give them at least a fighting chance of salvaging something from a general election now rather than later when they will undoubtedly face oblivion.

Some of their proposals to clean up the banking sector, such as trying to change the boards of directors, are tantamount to toying with the deck chairs on Ireland Inc. They must surely be only too aware that the same names keep appearing with monotonous regularity on the boards of both big business and the banks.