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Sat 05 May 2010Fine Gael's dangerous flirtation with populist rhetoric
INSIDE POLITICS:Abandoning its pro-EU stance at the drop of a hat to try to embarrass the Government for a day reflects badly on FG
FINE GAEL has done itself no favours by attempting to turn a European Commission proposal on budget co-ordination across the EU into a scare about the erosion of Irish sovereignty. In their scramble to score points against the Government, Enda Kenny and Richard Bruton have only done damage to their own credibility as potential leaders of an alternative government.
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