John Downing: Water charges failed utterly last time – nobody will rush to the same conclusions this time around
There was huge opposition to the first threat of domestic water charges in 2009. Stock image.
The “méar fhada” – or long finger – is a valuable political device which can extend political careers for years, if not decades. But some issues, like water charges, just will not go away.
The vexed issue is back through suggestions that plans to charge for excessive water use, which have lain fallow for eight years, should be put into action. For water charge proponents this is common sense, while critics insist it is a gambit for charges via the back door.
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