Sinn Féin needs to get the numbers right on the jobs front

Deliberately misleading the public in terms of the true employment figures is a cheap political stunt by Sinn Féin, argues Labour TD Arthur Spring

That political parties trade blows, even insults, and fight their corner with their own distinctive views and approaches, is a normal feature of democratic debate.

But when a political party uses figures to deliberately mislead the public, they should be called out for it, and that is precisely what Sinn Féin did earlier this week in relation to employment.