Let’s elect a new government that will deliver one stunning blow

GIVEN the extraordinary lack of popular support from which the Government now suffers — and Labour’s surpassing of Fianna Fáil in the opinion polls for the first time ever — it is remarkable how little clamour there has been for a general election to be called. Such is the cynicism about politics and politicians there seems to be little appetite to demand change.

Tomorrow’s trade union-organised day of action is against the Government’s plans to introduce a new pension levy on the public service, but it does not seem to be going as far as demanding a change of government — although it will be interesting to hear if that sentiment is expressed and develops.

It’s almost as if the public has so little faith in politicians that it believes a change of government would make hardly any difference, no matter how bad the current lot seems to be.