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.
What would constitue the far-right in Irish terms anyway?
Now is a time of discontent.
So, the bells toll as Fine Gael’s hearse, towed by a pair of tawdry jades, creaks towards Glasnevin cemetery wherein already repose the mortal remains of the Irish Parliamentary Party, the PDs, Clann na Phoblact and Clann na Talmhan
After all, if the independent electoral commission was actually independent, would politicians have been so eager to set it up?
As of now, the “Yes” side is in a very strong position, and it’s incumbent on the “No” side to think carefully about how to reverse that in the time remaining.
They both have a big challenge in setting something up to begin with. And they’ve both made different sacrifices to go about it differently.
Which way Sinn Fein jumps will tell us a lot about the party, and it will also tell us a lot about what it’s hearing on the doorsteps.