Fergus Finlay: Three words for Labour on government formation — Don’t. Don’t. Don’t
It was social democracy that founded the welfare state, led the fight for equal pay and rights for women, and insisted on the right of workers to join trade unions
Leader of the Labour Party Ivana Bacik celebrating getting back to Leinster House at the general election count in the RDS. Picture: Sam Boal/Collin Photos
Most of what I want to say today is about my own party. Labour faced an uphill battle in the election just over, still haunted by recent history. But they surmounted those challenges and did much better than most people expected. Ivana Bacik provided great leadership throughout, and especially as the campaign went on — her interview on the RTÉ News in the last week of the campaign was one of the best I’ve ever heard.
