Mick Clifford: Leo aims low in housing blame game

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar at an agricultural show in Co Wexford earlier this week with Conor Lynch from Passage East, Co Waterford. Picture: Mary Browne

Leo was at it again this week. On Tuesday, Mr Varadkar issued a wink to some of those folk whom he understands to get up early in the morning, look out at the dawn, and contemplate whether or not they will vote for Fine Gael at the next election. 

The occasion was a progress report on Housing For All, the latest plan to tackle the housing and homeless crisis. Leo could be forgiven for now and again channeling his inner John Bruton when it comes to the crisis. Bruton, when he was Taoiseach back in the 1990s, famously referenced “the fucking peace process” in an unguarded moment. The process was going through one of its many seemingly intractable phases and poor old John had had enough and wanted to focus on the things that he could at least attempt to change for the better.