In essence, we have already made the decision to transfer sovereignty over migration to the European Union – it’s just that up until now, the EU has never chosen to exercise that sovereignty
Good politicians share the same instincts, regardless of their views.
Overall, the objective in healthcare should be to enact one or two small but popular and memorable policies, while leaving overall responsibility for healthcare in the hands of your coalition partners
One might think that if she believes politicians should be entitled to maternity leave, then the least she might do would be to come up with a workable proposal that could be drafted into legislation.
Optimism and endeavour is attractive. Resentment and depression is not.
In a way, we need more politicians like Eamon Ryan. But we should pray to all the Gods that the next one is on the right side of the political spectrum, and not also a Green.
However much some might protest to the contrary, sport is just life on stage.
Thinking ahead.
You don’t need to be a political genius to work out that “Rhasidat Adeleke isn’t Irish” is not exactly a political slogan likely to attract the masses.
“But (eliminated candidate) is really nice. Can we not ask him for more?”
Yet such an event would immediately shift the political ground rightward in Ireland by several degrees, and be a much better situation than that which faces those of us frustrated by the lie of the political land as it stands.
There will always be those who put their names on a ballot paper out of ego, or spite, or a delusional belief that they can win simply by so doing.