Populist political parties like Sinn Féin like to weave a narrative of the disenfranchised everyman or woman against monolithic elites. With their siren call of change, they pretend to swagger around the Irish political scene and act like mavericks at an establishment gala. When the only thing maverick or aptly different about them compared to other Irish political parties is their handling of child protection and historical abuse issues within their apparatus.
“Change!” Mary Lou McDonald proclaims it with a zeal that crackles through the air. Sinn Féin. Yet beneath this storm of “change” lies an enigma: what exactly is “change”?
Paschal Donohoe, Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform knows what “change” is not.
If you're looking for change or radical reform, you won't find it in Sinn Féin or Mary Lou McDonald.
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