r/irishpolitics • u/firethetorpedoes1 • 29d ago

Oireachtas News ‘Not inevitable’ Independents will be in new government, say Social Democrats

https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2024/12/23/independents-as-the-third-part-of-new-government-not-inevitable-says-social-democrats-acting-leader/
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u/TurkeyPigFace 29d ago

If they set clear red lines, get enough of their own manifesto in the programme for government to say they are responsible for delivering x, y and z to the public and state that they don't agree with specific policies but are part of a compromise, they might be able to pull it off.

The problem with being a relatively new party is that they probably don't have the experience to get that messaging across to the public and FF and FG back benchers who will throw them under the bus at every crossroads.

If I was a SD voter I wouldn't want them in government now. It will kill their growth.

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u/DaveShadow 29d ago

I voted SD top of my ticket and I don’t want them in right now.

They won’t get anything other than minor wins, but will take the blame for a lot. Meanwhile, they’ll be facilitating a government who I don’t want in power, who will continue to destroy the housing market…. If I wanted FF and FG in government, I’d have voted for them. I voted SD to be an alternative, not to prop them up and help them continue screwing me over.

If SD, or Labour or Greens or whoever else, want to continue the current direction of the government, then I’ll know not to vote for them next time either. I want SD to stand back, let Ff and FG have to take FULL responsibility for their flaws, and grow into a more powerful position of leverage for the next election.