Labour party warned on sparing rich at poor’s expense

AN American author once said timing was the longest distance between two places and this certainly rings true for the weekend’s Labour Party Conference in Killarney.

he decision not to bring the 900-plus delegates to Co Kerry in y October made a huge difference to the atmosphere, which was a lot better than it would have been.

Eight weeks ago was a very dark time for the party. Labour was heading for political armageddon, showing just 6% in one poll. There were obvious leadership tensions and Budget 2014’s third year of austerity was looming as local councillors continued to walk out of the party on a monthly basis.