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The PDs -a party of vision?

category national | crime and justice | opinion/analysis author Wednesday September 20, 2006 17:53author by chomh glic le fear dlí Report this post to the editors

This week Michael McDowell was on Today FM - he claimed that his party is a party of vision but then went on to say that the PDs propose to take an idea from the UK - to have Garda stations with bad records of solving crime inspected on a regular basis.

This week Michael McDowell was on Today FM - he claimed that his party is a party of vision but then went on to say that the PDs propose to take an idea from the UK - to have Garda stations with bad records of solving crime inspected on a regular basis.
In this case, it could be regarded as a good proposal, but taking YET ANOTHER idea from the UK can hardly be synonymous with 'vision'.

To take just one aspect of PD policy- policing- the PDs have consistently nabbed ideas from the UK; ASBOs, a Garda reserve force, increased use of CCTV cameras etc etc.
Is it that the PDs are so unimaginative or do we still as a nation completely lack self-esteem to take our own initiative?!

I tend to think both are true- our government and authorities never cease to rehash old ideas from the UK (and the US) - very often adopting policies that have failed.

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Other colleagues promoted include the Emergency Response guys at Abbeylara
and the Silver Bullets. The vision always was that you get on when you take down.
Promotion and early retirement, a job for life.

I won't be on the streets anymore.

 
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