Alison O'Connor: Did your party go running during the Covid-19 pandemic?

Are these not the questions we, in our tens of thousands, would have been asking before the general election if we had the benefit of coronavirus hindsight, the awfulness of which is now in our possession?

The Social Democrats have remained aloof of the Government formation talks so far. Picture: Rollingnews.ie

The Social Democrats, the Labour Party and the Green Party would do well to reflect on their respective parties' legacies after the Covid-19 pandemic writes Alison O’Connor

It is the first week of February. You’re on your doorstep, being canvassed by a politician who wants your number one vote in the general election, which is scheduled for February 8.