I must congratulate Ruarí Quinn. Last week a report by international experts, comissioned by the HEA suggested a merger of UCD and Trinity. The report was barely out when the Minister rejected that specific recommendation, in public, with the most forthright language. The poor old HEA didn't know what hit them. They probably thought that Quinn (and the rest of the government) were serious about reforming Ireland in this times of crisis. How naive! Change .. merger ... consolidation ... that's fine for a few techs out in the sticks, not for the auld alma mater!
What was especially sweet was the way he sent out a joint email with the university presidents. Talk about kissing their arses! They might as well have put a stamp on their collective heads saying "D4 set".
But one thing does puzzle me about Ruairi's (over) reaction. Exactly how many working class voters give a shit about this issue? Exactly what effect will it have (either way!) on the unemployment rate among young male electricians? Ruairi (aka Ho Chi Quinn in his UCD days) is in a socialist party isn't he?
No comments:
Post a Comment