Sir, – Has the Tánaiste been struck by a bolt of lightning and suddenly realised that Fine Gael have spent the last number of years chasing a vote which is simply not their vote?
He now tries to pivot to the centre-right and attack those on long-term benefits, who are categorised in the main as the most vulnerable in our society, in a bid to capture the centre-right vote.
I’m not sure he has the credibility to capture that vote, and does he realise that many traditional Fine Gael voters are now ageing, so are they of long-term value to him?
I think it sadly proves that he will say anything for an improved poll rating, and this is simply not good enough for the sophisticated Irish electorate.
RM Block
Surely we deserve better than this? – Yours, etc,
ANTAINE O’DUIBHIR,
Ranelagh,
Dublin 6.
Sir, – There was a lot of media discussion over the weekend about the “positioning” of our two political parties currently in Coalition Government: centre-right or centre-left.
Should we not simply be glad to have a government in Ireland that is centre-anything? – Yours, etc,
Dr JANE FLEMING,
New Ross,
Co Wexford.
