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    Der Appetit auf radikale Veränderungen wächst, da die Geduld der Wähler angesichts der Immobilienkrise nachlässt


    Der Appetit auf radikale Veränderungen wächst, da die Geduld der Wähler angesichts der Immobilienkrise nachlässt

    https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/02/06/clear-impatience-among-voters-on-housing-crisis-with-action-rather-caution-desired/

    Von TeoKajLibroj

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    1. TeoKajLibroj on

      >There are big majorities in favour of building more social housing even if there are local objections (81 per cent) and introducing measures that produce more rental properties, even if they benefit landlords (64 per cent).

      I think this shows how Irish people are not very ideological and mainly care about results. They don’t care whether it’s state intervention or the private market that provides houses, so long as the crisis is resolved. This is the challenge for the left wing parties, the public agrees there is a problem, but they are yet to be convinced the left has the solutions.

    2. Hot_Bluejay_8738 on

      Appetite for change right up until the next election when FFG will lie and fearmonger their way back into government. Can’t wait

    3. awood20 on

      Yeah, yeah. The cycle is just starting again. The drift to SF or left leaning parties is just starting. It’ll grow over this gov’s term. Then as usual the electorate will get nervous and scared. The gov parties will push their usual propaganda and the masses will fall for it again. Rinse, repeat, FFG with a new gov and mandate. A tale as old as, well, the state.

    4. Key_Duck_6293 on

      Nothing radical about voting for someone outside the two parties that caused the housing crisis & have since spent over a decade making it worse.

    6. The3rdbaboon on

      These headlines are just clickbait now. Majority of people own their homes and don’t care.

    7. yes_its_me_alright on

      Every social housing development in my area is vehemently opposed and objected to if it’s anyway near a middle class estate. The country is full of classist snobs.

    8. Birdinhandandbush on

      And we’ll still vote FF, FG on the day regardless of what headline says

    9. Yasimear on

      This current generation has grown up watching the system cannibalize itself and take advantage of the common folk at every opportunity, while allowing the most vulnerable of our society to become destitute.

      They have no attachment to this current system, and will not accept anything less than a total upheaval, nor should they.

    10. ForbiddenToblerone on

      “Appetite for radical change grows…“

      lol. Do I need to really say anything? What are the auld heads who comprise most of our electorate going to do to bring on this radical change? Vote FF or FG number 2 and a gombeen ex-FFG Independent number 1 instead of vice versa?

    11. FeistyPromise6576 on

      Can anyone explain why the idea of a right to housing in the constitution will make the slightest bit of difference to the housing crisis? Sure people can sue the government for not giving them a house but all that does is redirect funds to paying court costs and maybe compensation for few people. How does it actually generate more houses?

    12. AtraVenator on

      > Appetite for radical change grows

      That was never and issue that appetite was always there but it’s on collision course with government incompetence 😂

    14. D-dog92 on

      The most frustrating thing isn’t the housing crisis itself, it’s that we’re constantly being gaslit about „the complexities“, how long it takes to build, how hard they’re working to solve it, etc etc.

      Trump said the quiet part out loud there a few days ago. He said if he wanted to make house prices fall he could do it „so fast“ but then assured he didn’t want to do that, he wanted house prices to go up for people who already own.

      It’s the exact same situation in Ireland. We pretend the whole country wants this solved, but there’s an implicit agreement between the government and their voter base that it won’t be. A large share or the electorate in Ireland can basically be described as single issue voters, that issue being „make sure the value of my home increases rapidly and forever“.

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