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02/02/2009
Government Of National Unity Can 'Beat Recession', Says Media Mogul
The Irish economic crisis has reached such a point that one opinion-former has called for an emergency government of 'national unity' to be set up.
Niall FitzGerald, the Irish Deputy Chairman of media giant Thomson Reuters said there's "a very strong case" for the political parties to unite.
While attending the World Economic Forum, Mr FitzGerald said: "This is economic war, and when in war you cannot afford the normal political debate. There is a very strong case for the political parties to come together and form a government of political national unity for a period."
He said the parties should agree to "core actions and sustain them for a period of years - we cannot indulge ourselves with the normal political debate".
He also told the Irish Times that the country needed "a healthy dose of reality when Ireland takes its view on Europe".
"If Ireland was not in Europe or the euro zone it would have ended up in a worse position than Iceland," he insisted, referring to last year's 'No' vote on the Lisbon Treaty.
He said this should be borne in mind in the coming referendum: "You have to understand the consequences of the choice - I am not sure Europe would be as patient with Ireland again."
(BMcC/JM)
Niall FitzGerald, the Irish Deputy Chairman of media giant Thomson Reuters said there's "a very strong case" for the political parties to unite.
While attending the World Economic Forum, Mr FitzGerald said: "This is economic war, and when in war you cannot afford the normal political debate. There is a very strong case for the political parties to come together and form a government of political national unity for a period."
He said the parties should agree to "core actions and sustain them for a period of years - we cannot indulge ourselves with the normal political debate".
He also told the Irish Times that the country needed "a healthy dose of reality when Ireland takes its view on Europe".
"If Ireland was not in Europe or the euro zone it would have ended up in a worse position than Iceland," he insisted, referring to last year's 'No' vote on the Lisbon Treaty.
He said this should be borne in mind in the coming referendum: "You have to understand the consequences of the choice - I am not sure Europe would be as patient with Ireland again."
(BMcC/JM)
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