Farming Politics

road_high

I read two contrasting reports regarding how farmers will (supposedly) vote at the next GE.One survey said that FG had overtaken FF as the preffered party for farmer voters, this was in the Journal I think.
Another then a week or two ago said the present govt was preferable.

I think the first scenario is more likely myself, even though I know FF are pulling out all the stops to get re-elected i.e. paying the (EU's money) SFP out early which is handy (compared to the British system anyhow). I just hope not to see Tom Parlon again as part of any cabinet, can't stand him.

The_Conductor

mfitzy wrote:

I read two contrasting reports regarding how farmers will (supposedly) vote at the next GE.One survey said that FG had overtaken FF as the preffered party for farmer voters, this was in the Journal I think.
Another then a week or two ago said the present govt was preferable.

I think the first scenario is more likely myself, even though I know FF are pulling out all the stops to get re-elected i.e. paying the (EU's money) SFP out early which is handy (compared to the British system anyhow). I just hope not to see Tom Parlon again as part of any cabinet, can't stand him.

If the PDs are part of any incoming coalition- it is likely that they will try to elevate their high profile members, such as Parlon, at very least to Junior Ministeries. While Parlon may have shed his former farming background in his current role- it has to be admitted that he has been thoroughly used by detractors as a scapegoat for any of a long list of promises that are seen as having been broken, including non-delivery of decentralisation- of which he personally has charge. He has the Department of Agriculture in his own constituency in Portlaoise now, so whatever about delivery of national aspirations, he is seen to have satisfied his own constituents. That he is being blamed for the consequential rise in house prices and general inflation in area, is unfair- what did people expect? He is a local rather than a national politician, who has failed on a national level- but possibly has decent mileage left on the local level. That he is everyone's favourite scapegoat is entirely his own fault for not having the intelligence for forsee the consequences of accepting the portfolio he landed with. He was far more effective back in his days as a farming advocate.

Sacrolyte

The_Conductor wrote: »

If the PDs are part of any incoming coalition- it is likely that they will try to elevate their high profile members, such as Parlon, at very least to Junior Ministeries. While Parlon may have shed his former farming background in his current role- it has to be admitted that he has been thoroughly used by detractors as a scapegoat for any of a long list of promises that are seen as having been broken, including non-delivery of decentralisation- of which he personally has charge. He has the Department of Agriculture in his own constituency in Portlaoise now, so whatever about delivery of national aspirations, he is seen to have satisfied his own constituents. That he is being blamed for the consequential rise in house prices and general inflation in area, is unfair- what did people expect? He is a local rather than a national politician, who has failed on a national level- but possibly has decent mileage left on the local level. That he is everyone's favourite scapegoat is entirely his own fault for not having the intelligence for forsee the consequences of accepting the portfolio he landed with. He was far more effective back in his days as a farming advocate.

I reckon the PDs are f@€ked and Sinn Fein are gonna be the next big thing.

blue5000

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