Middle class acceptability is a prerequisite for political success, and for the moment, for many of those seeking election on a patriotic platform, that ingredient is almost entirely lacking.
Fewer councillors means fewer Senators.
One of the basic jobs of elected officials is to see things coming. There are some candidates running in these elections who did see this problem coming, and warned about it.
Far down the ballot paper, it’s more about keeping people out than it is voting people in.
Under such reforms, the old national political establishment would lost much of its power. But so would national populist leaders and movements.
Independent candidate for the European and local elections, Malachy Steenson launched his campaign at a press conference in Buswells Hotel this afternoon. Steenson is running in the four seater Dublin European Parliament constituency and as a candidate for the North inner city ward in the elections for Dublin City Council. The North inner city ward […]
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Too many people hear “we’re bringing in legislation to protect retail workers from assault” and shrug their shoulders in acceptance
We have an electoral system that is designed, from the ground up, to reward moderation of tone. Understanding that is absolutely vital, if you want to succeed in it.
If there’s demand, we’ll make this piece into a series, moving forwards.
The Irish Times is certainly in love with this – in fairness, fascinating – story it has uncovered about former Irish soldiers training a rebel group in Libya. No fewer than three articles on the story adorned the IT on Wednesday, with a series of follow-ups coming yesterday, and doubtless more by the time you’re […]
The problem now – the next step – is to identify a concrete proposal for change that can be placed before the voters.