we are beginning to see the formation of a core politically Islamic vote in the UK.
Following Eamon Ryan’s retirement last month
The whole point of forming the party was to build an organisation that could add more TDs and Senators in order to work towards entering Government. To do that, the party had to acquire a committed activist base. That is where Elaine Mullally came in.
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.
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.