Michael Clifford: A referendum to cap land prices - you're having a laugh

In 1973, the Kenny Report into the price of building land recommended that lands designated for housing should be acquired at the agricultural price plus 25%. File image.Picture: Larry Cummins

Have the civil war parties gone though a sea change in one of the most contentious political issues, the price of building land? Or is it a question of spin de jour? wonders Michael Clifford

Last weekend, it emerged that Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil agreed to hold a referendum to cap lands prices.