Beware the public sector pay landmine

The Tory victory in Britain has given the coalition hope, but Fine Gael must beware the public sector pay landmine

Michael Noonan: is there a public sector pay own goal in the offing?Bloomberg
Michael Noonan: is there a public sector pay own goal in the offing?Bloomberg

If the Conservative Party’s victory in Britain ten days ago is anything to go by, the election outcome for the government parties here could be much better than opinion polls currently suggest. In Britain, a significant percentage of the electorate shied away from admitting to pollsters that they intended to vote to re-elect a government that was imposing austerity. This appears to ...