Bad politics Quote by Enda Kenny

Democratic government is difficult. It is much more difficult than populists claim. It's not like running a business or a police force. It demands…

— Gavin Esler

As a rule, [populism] is done for the sake of political expediency by those who do not care about the consequences, who do not…

— Vladimir Putin

Catering to populist anger with extremist proposals that are certain to fail is not a viable strategy for political success.

— Max Boot

The populists are spreading slogans. We have to offer solutions and answers.

— Jean-Claude Juncker

Ireland is not in a good place at the moment. We have our own humiliation of losing our economic sovereignty, and we're now regaining…

— Mary Robinson

When you look at what I've done here, you see a consistent theme of reforms which is not driven by any dogma from across…

— Peter Hain

It should be clear to everyone what happens when the populists can set the agenda.

— Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer

Governments can't escape from taking tough steps. One can't be populist about it. You can't flirt with such serious issues like security.

— Amit Shah

Irish people are pragmatic. They understand that nobody is going to fix our problems but ourselves.

— Enda Kenny

There is that much to be done that no select or small portion of people can do; only the greater mass of the Irish…

— Bobby Sands

The populists always fail in their own terms. Let me be more specific, the protectionists always fail. They always end up delivering the sharpest…

— Daniel Hannan

The populists are right in one key area: voters want jobs and equitable growth, and can hardly be faulted for that. The challenge is…

— Arancha Gonzalez