After weeks of anticipation, speculation, and quasi-election posters for candidates’ “public meetings”, the campaign proper for the general election has at last begun. Following an announcement by Enda Kenny today, the election will take place on February 26th. This election’s outcome, however, remains extremely uncertain, with polls demonstrating a considerable degree of political fragmentation and no political grouping achieving over 30 per cent support in the last Red C-Sunday Business Post poll on Sunday. Fine Gael is the only party with more than 20 per cent support. Even though they remain the most popular political party at 29 per cent, it is unlikely that the … Continue reading With Election Called, Which Coalition Offers the Best Solution for Higher Education?