Economist George Lee abandons broken Irish political system; Resigns from Dáíl and Fine Gael
Feb 8th, 2010 | By Finfacts Ireland Business & Finance Portal | Category: News worldwide
Former RTÉ economics editor George Lee today announced that he has resigned from the Dáíl and from the Fine Gael party, nine months after winning a landslide bye-election victory in Dublin South. In a Dáíl with a large number of members who are incapable of competently discussing the key economic issues of the day, the resignation at a time of economic crisis coincident with a broken political system, will hardly motivate competent outsiders to participate in the legislative process.