Sinn Fein and how do they form a government dilemma

And the authors of our constant boom and bust cycles, institutions and services of the state in record breaking crisis and not to mention 2008 are all honours students no doubt.

They weren't in a 'powersharing government' in NI.

They were in a powersharing Executive which administers some government services with overall government coming from Westminster.

BTW Nobody has claimed SF don't make mistakes, not sure why you have invented that position for me.

We have had a power share here since Independence that has made many many mistakes as well as doing good stuff. Don't expect that to change whosoever gets in.

Which has what to do with the history of this country? You handwaving stuff away again?

Would you deal with the point made please, what 'qualifications' were required for this:

And...

Yeh, they did some good stuff.

Do you accept all these qualified people made mistakes including some massive ones that had massive punitive effects on the electorate and that they are overseeing record breaking crisis in a multitude of areas?

Oh, another one who thinks it doesn't matter who is in charge, it's immaterial because of outside events. OK.

There is no 'qualification' required to be Minister for any department.

A Financial Controller in a company is a different job. How many companies has Paschal run?

So how many companies has Paschal been FD of?

It's you that introduced it as a marker...don't be telling me I am pedantic.

So no different to what we are used to over the 100 years of the power share?

Why were candidates from your party losing their deposits wholesale in that time?

You should stop going on with your power swap nonsense ,it just looks silly

Your party was there,practically noone voted for it due to its whacky policies

Dissing that is dissing democracy

We're not in Russia,noone was stuffing fake ballots into boxes

Sinn Féin have pirouette'd and continue to do so

Voters have responded,have enough ? Polls seem to be saying no

Could we have an FF SF rotating Taoiseach next time,it wouldn't surprise me

What will old style Sinn Féin supporters think of that? No idea

You don't have a party ? Pull the other one

You can't be going on about a powerswap when your party existed and provided no alternative

That would be hypocrisy

You also can't be going on about what people voted for as a powerswap,as that would be a contempt by you for democracy and hypocrisy

Your party has basically pirouette'd it self into gaining 28% extra electorate by becoming mainstream and alternative enough for those not getting what they want

Selling what people want is still selling a pup

It works until you win power

After that it's exposed

Rubbish

Imagine posting in a politics discussion forum displaying such a contempt for voters as you do there

People chose during that time from the available parties of which yours was one and unelectable

It's also ignorance and a deliberate lie because since the foundation of the state ,the political hatred between the 2 largest parties,well documented in any reputable history or politics book and media couldn't be unknown to you