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First we had Cowen
This overwhelming negativity needs to stop because it’s not in our national interest to see that continue.
Then we had Bertie
CRITICS WHO blame the Government for the economic crisis should “dig the garden or grow bluebells or do something useful”, former taoiseach Bertie Ahern has said.
Now we have the INO’s Liam Doran
Liam Doran of the INO has called on people to ‘back off and keep their mouths shut’ amid the ongoing public service pay talks.
He was responding to criticism of the unpaid leave proposals put forward by the unions at talks on the public service pay.
He added to this with
if the public service strike had gone ahead today, the very people who were being critical would be saying that the unions should be inside Government Buildings trying to reach a deal.
Now this whole attitude of the powerful that they should be above criticism laughable and scary at the same time. Look Liam if you come up with hair brain schemes that people think are just that hair brained. Such as the annual leave thing then people are going to criticise you. Are we simply supposed to be grateful that your not on strike and accept anything that the talks produce? No come up with a good solution (or explain this one) then people wouldn’t be criticising you they will be saying what a brilliant solution. That Liam Doran is the greatest Irish man since Chris De Burgh. But if you insist on pushing ideas that people think are stupid then don’t get pissy when they say they are stupid. Grow up, its free speech, its politics, its life.
The people are revolting.
To be fair, Cowen is talking about something enitrely different to either of the other two; but as usual hopelessly mangled his point.
Cowen could do with speech and language therapy; Bertie would benefit immeasurably from a cranial transplant; and Liam Doran needs his head examined.
I think its a pity that there is such negativity towards my fellow public sectors workers. I mean just because we are guaranteed employment for the rest of our lives, dont need to be worried about being denied a loan and a mortgage, are better paid than our equivalent level in the private sector that doesnt mean we dont deserve a few extra unpaid holidays next year.
In fact with all the stress, sleepless nights, not to mention the ‘Strikers’ shoulder a lot of us suffered after last Tuesday’s day of action (damn placards) I think we deserve a pay rise.
P O’Neill you are right – the people who didnt cause this problem in the first place ARE revolting.
(Oh its at times like this that I do enjoy claiming my fellow taxpayers money on to expense claims).
He was responding to criticism of the unpaid leave proposals put forward by the unions at talks on the public service pay
i.e. the faeces-throwing overpaid rightwing buffoons who make up our media corps (like Jooooeeee DUFFFFFFFY! For example.).
Can’t see anything wrong with that statement.
The people are revolting.
It’s not as if the glorious private sector bosses aren’t aware of the concept of the furlough (telling the workers to go home for a period and just not paying them for those days).
I’m enjoying watching idiots be led around by the nose on this by the Irish media, though.
It’s not as if the glorious private sector bosses aren’t aware of the concept of the furlough (telling the workers to go home for a period and just not paying them for those days).
That’s true, but in the stylized world of widget production, the firm tells workers to go home for a few unpaid days when the sales of widgets decline. There’s no indication that the demand for public services has fallen.
There’s no indication that the demand for public services has fallen.
But at the same time, you simultaneously have the same people embracing the McCarthy school of analysis, where (if you read his report) €1 million goes from here and €50 million goes from there simply because they’re nice round numbers in his ledger. There’s absolutely no consideration being given to the effective provision of services – rather than cutbacks – instead that rationale (the provision of services) only seems to get an airing as a stick to beat the public sector workers with, funnily enough.
(I happen to have a very good idea in particular of how illogical the supposed ‘effiencies’ are as regards the Defence Forces, so I can readily believe that it applies elsewhere too)
“Liam Doran of the INO has called on people to ‘back off and keep their mouths shut’ ”
Or what? If we don’t shut up will he shut the hospitals and let the weak and elderly of society die. Will he f***! His membership won’t tolerate it. The man has nothing to threaten us with and he knows it.
Hmm. From the Irish Times:
“SEANAD REPORT: A PUBLIC sector union leader should apologise to politicians for rubbishing their views in a demeaning fashion, said Paul Bradford (FG).”
Perhaps a correction is in order?
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/1205/1224260146038.html
Bertie’s cranial transplant (Veronica) will, most likely, be a “Dig Out”; paid for by beneficiaries from Bertie’s Favour Bank.
And where will this replacemnt brain be sourced?
Why, from the back-benches of Fianna Fail! Where else?
One must remember that Irish politics is a Family Business, especially in Fianna fail, which is almost Masonic in its composition. There is no room for outsiders, although E. de Valera, a Cuban/American immigrant, was a notable exception.
Jack O’Connor desperately wants a General Strike, lots of photo-opportunities – AND the Key to the Trade Union Members’ Bank Accounts.
Begg seems to want to be a politician. Mac Loone’s name says it all for his ambitions and Doran continues to play the Trolley Song.
There are countless numbers drawing weekly unemployment benefit. Surely, in the event of a withdrawal of essential services, these people could be conscripted into service?
It would reduce unemployment, cut the cost of welfare and remove trouble makers from the public service.
Add that up & Brian Lenihan would be well on the way to reducing the waste that has brought Ireland to its knees.