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Shane Coleman: The eight critical lessons to learn from referendum wipe-outs
Recrimination, back-biting and sniping needs to be set aside if any sense is to be made from public’s repudiation of proposed changes to the constitution
Last weekend’s twin referendum wipe-outs gave a serious bloody nose to the government, but also the main opposition parties who advocated a ‘yes-yes’ vote.
The electorate, never particularly engaged in the first place, have quickly moved on. But it’s clear from the sniping and backbiting – both in public and private – that politicians haven’t. There’s plenty of “reflection” currently ongoing, particularly in the big three parties of Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin. ...
