Irish Politics: Whether the next general election is held in November or March 2016 will not matter as we know that the familiar campaign template of boom, bust and recovery, will be in place with scraps on tax, welfare and public spending. We also know that apart from bromides in party manifestos, there will not be serious attention to preparing for long-term change by reform in governance, social and enterprise policies. It is what George H.W. Bush, then US vice president, called the “vision thing” in 1987, which he was often accused of lacking.