Where do we go from here? The fundamental problem with our neutrality is that it is not underpinned in any serious way with a political set of values. In past decades, those of us on the left looked to underpin it in that way. However, we were out of synch with the vast majority of Irish people. We saw ourselves as being genuinely politically neutral between the Eastern Bloc and the United States. In truth, most Irish people did not see us that way, nor did the two biggest parties represented in this House.