Do As Leo Says, Not As Leo Does

Former Taoiseach, and current Tánaiste and leader of Fine Gael, Leo Varadkar, was spotted this weekend attending a festival in England, all while such festivals in Ireland are outlawed under the Martin-Varadkar administration.

It is a serious case of 'do as I say, not as I do', as while the Tánaiste was taking a break (which he is entitled to), Electric Picnic was forbidden from going ahead here in Ireland.

Like a teenager seeing how far they can push their parent's boundaries, Leo for some time has been seeing how far he can push his luck with the electorate, and an inept Fianna Fáil.

We had #LeoTheLeak, which led to a criminal investigation, #LeoTheLiar when the changing version of his recollection of events appeared to be changing by the day, and most recently #Merriongate, where he attended a large gathering with still unknown characters from the Irish political circles.

Now he is pushing those boundaries again, and will likely face no consequences for his double-speak, especially from the supposed leader of the country Mícheál Martin, who sacked two of his agriculture ministers for much less in my opinion.

A spokesperson for the Tánaiste has said that he is entitled to a private life, which I agree he is, but travelling abroad to attend an event that would have been banned under his authority here in Ireland is a different story altogether.

What I read from this scandal, is that it is safe to travel abroad to attend a full scale nusic festival, but it is not safe to have a regular turnout at a funeral in a local funeral home. Nor is it safe to conduct religious ceremonies; or stay in a pub past 11:30pm, or for a father to spend time with their newborn child, or to go to a nightclub, or allow significant crowds at local sporting events, or ...

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