Nigeria, Pakistan
The constitution was given to us, the electorate, to guard.
It is neat, in a way, that in the same morning we got to see the two faces of our Government. Voters will have to decide which face is the real one.
The most important job
“Personal traumas” a mitigating factor
Roscrea
We shouldn’t be rewarding criminals for hoodwinking us.
There’s an inherent belief in official Ireland that certain ideologies are not truly “Irish”. It’s wrong.
The Conservatives who say that these referendums will discourage marriage are missing the point: this won’t stop anyone getting married – indeed, it will disincentivise commitment-phobic people from baby-farming and expecting the State to pick up the tab.
The reality behind the vibes
After all, if the independent electoral commission was actually independent, would politicians have been so eager to set it up?
What do you do when the evidence suggests your own message is actively turning off voters, and you’ve just got one week left, when they’re scheduled to hear more of your message than ever before?