Comments on: Labour and English Imagery.

By: J

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:33:22 +0000

The term ‘Celtic Tories’ was used to paint FF as a Thatcherite anti-union party. Do you think most people would have gotten the Lemass reference? Sherlock’s release was concerning young people; many of them would be aware of the Tories policies in the 80s, how many would be aware of Lemass?

While I agree that Alan Kelly’s release is pretty shocking stuff, not every negative comparison with something English is age old xenophobia.

By: Road_runner

Road_runner — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:45:33 +0000

The British Labour Party are the only party who can call themselves “The Labour Party” or “Labour”. Yet the Irish Labour Party seem to be called Labour repeatedly. This is disingenious – like the party position on just about everything.

Apart from that we are seeing the usual PR stunts from the Irish Labour Party (ILP).

Maybe Gilmore wants the electorate to see a resemblance between him and the idiot running Britain at the moment. Both make promises that they don’t understand.
Both claim to be economic geniuses when they are economic dunces.
Both are patronizing wasters.

By: steve white

steve white — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:58:16 +0000

ok comparing ff policies to tory policies is not xenophobic

By: Future Taoiseach

Future Taoiseach — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 20:43:23 +0000

No but playing the anti-English card is, post-GFA.

By: steve white

steve white — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 19:58:58 +0000

criticising tory policies is not xenophobic

By: Future Taoiseach

Future Taoiseach — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 19:31:38 +0000

This is so ironic from the supposedly ‘multiculturalist’ Labour party, that are always accusing others of racism and xenophobia.

By: Proposition Joe

Proposition Joe — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 08:42:23 +0000

Let’s not forget Noel Dempsey’s evocation of Cromwell at the last Fianna Fáil Ard Fheis.

Mar dhea patriotism being last refuge of the scoundrel, and all.

By: Veronica

Veronica — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 06:25:08 +0000

Joseph,

I was thinking of Gilmore’s RTE interview yesterday, in fact.

By: Joseph

Joseph — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 01:21:16 +0000

Veronica,

If you think Eamon Gilmore or the Labour Party are being lead by the nose by Jack O’Connor, I suggest you read some of Gilmore’s speeches to trade union conferences- or to the Dáil for that matter.

By: Colman

Colman — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:43:35 +0000

What? You think politics is about substance? That’s sort of charming but a bit bizarre.