Blind to reality - FG ignore growing inequity

Fine Gael might dismiss The Sunday Times poll that put the party on 23%, five points behind Fianna Fáil, as a consequence of being in government for almost a decade but that would be a grave error of judgement.

No matter how it is dressed up, FG has presided over deepening inequity and a relentless concentration of wealth. Banks pay no taxes on profits though pensioners are offered no such relief on huge pension fund losses; unregulated global real estate funds enjoy “preferential tax laws” to build up property portfolios while workers can only dream about buying a home; privileged sectors enjoy enhanced privilege to feed their sense of entitlement.