Economy- the feared ‘r’ word is still everywhere, our country tends to fluctuate between intense anger and utter disillusionment. Why is the only action we hear about when our beloved government is bailing out banks, I understand that these banks are a pivotal part of our economic system and that winding up even the most beleaguered of them all, Anglo, will apparently cost more than it will to save it etc etc. However, and this is a massive however, why in the name of all the Biffos in Offaly, are we not hearing about investments in jobs, education, stimulus packages?
Why is there no mention of the government giving tax-breaks to businesses who hire new staff, setting up initiatives for them to snap up new graduates or giving people the means to start up small businesses or training so they have better chance of employment when the tide of recession recedes?
We, more than ever before, need a new government with fresh ideas and a point to prove. Brian Cowen, for all his glorious attributes, IS NOT a leader, Fianna Fail are stale and fear that changing anything will upset the Galway Races Tent crowd and would be a sign of weakness. It’s terribly frustrating for every single one of us, immigration is slowly becoming more and more attractive to the future of this country, the young, the educated, the optimistic and the ambitious. The lack of options means there is only one option, action, not by the government because that is not going to happen but by us, the people of this land, only then will things start to get better. If for no other reason than the fact that people will believe it will.
