The Irish Times view on not entering government: a rational calculation

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The Irish Times view on not entering government: a rational calculation
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he decision to stay out is due not to an excess of ideological purity but to an entirely rational assessment of the probable outcome

The decision to stay out is due not to an excess of ideological purity but to an assessment of the probable outcome

This time, the decision appears relatively straightforward. On Friday Labour leader Ivana Bacik announced it was “unlikely” the party would go into government. The Social Democrats have yet to make a similar statement but all indications are that they will do so. Meanwhile, Green leader Roderic O’Gorman intends to start rebuilding his party in opposition.

A central plank of the proposition which both Labour and the Social Democrats put to the electorate was that they are parties that believe in going into government. Labour can also point to an impressive record of legislative accomplishments in previous coalitions.‘She’s a broken woman’: Homeowner paid €9,000 to liquidated Dublin windows firmBut parliamentary arithmetic matters.

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