Hogan trying to divide and conquer

Fair play to those who protested against the household charge in Donegal, and shame on Phil Hogan.

By saying that those who haven’t paid the household charge will be responsible for cuts in essential services, Phil Hogan and the Government are attempting a desperate “divide and conquer” strategy that cannot be tolerated. There can be no deficit from non-payment, as it is a new charge.

The big picture is that successive governments have privatised or given away anything of real value — our fisheries, oil, gas, minerals (and Coillte if we allow it) — and have inexplicably taken on billions of private debt on our behalf.