Good article. You are so right, In Ireland, the straw that broke the camels back was the WATER CHARGES the government tried to bring in.
The people finally rose up in their tens of thousands and took to the streets. Week in, week out, rain sleet and snow the people marched until the government backed down but not before they spent over 700 million euro installing a water meter in every house.
The campaign suspect the government will try again in a few years.