Extremely dangerous.
you’d be foolish to bet heavily against our current crop of Ministers, minus maybe the Greens, getting another go at this.
in a more relaxed setting, politicians were obviously and perhaps understandably more open to expressing, and considering, a wider range of views.
Accepting that Dublin City Council’s ultra left and liberal political culture may have played a role in creating today’s Dublin might be a useful starting point.
Staggering sums
Harmful
There are big questions, I think, to be asked of Ireland’s economic model and the kind of society it has produced.
“middle class people in Ireland don’t protest about money, they only protest about do-gooder stuff”
Why?
Everything about the electoral commission’s new mandate – which it is already enhancing by itself – speaks to a body that is designed to funnel voters towards particular decisions and away from other decisions.
Is Roisin Murphy in a stronger position because she apologised? No – she’s in a far weaker one
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