"A remarkable change of attitude in power ..."

The Irish Times 24th March 2010 has an interesting editorial.

It sums up what the Green Party have become.

"For the Green Party, the reshuffle has seen its representation at government level increased, with the appointment of two new junior ministers; one to fill the vacancy caused by Trevor Sargent’s resignation; the other, to honour a secret commitment made in 2007 to give them an extra junior ministry at a later date. For the Greens, who contested the last election on a platform to reduce the number of senior and junior ministers by one-fifth, this represents a remarkable change of attitude in power."