Why FF can’t be part a national consensus

NO doubt the recent calls for a national government were well intentioned, as were the calls from many citizens that political leaders should set aside their party politics.

However, the suggestions which are being echoed at present by many Fianna Fáil supporters, or perhaps former Fianna Fáil supporters, ignore a number of fundamental facts.

Firstly, politics should be about competing ideas for the proper governance of our country. It should not be about seeking the consensus of the lowest common denominator – indeed it is that very style of governance, personified by Bertie Ahern, that has us in the state we are.