Yes, the media will grab the label ‘far-right’ from the top drawer, give it a good polish and slap it on any vote that does not go their way.
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day, everyone, and thanks as ever for your readership
Deep down as women we have bought the lie that any failure to be represented in equal measure in the work place / public sphere is a sure sign of inequality (enter quotas and positive discrimination).
‘I campaigned for ‘yes’, but I voted ‘no’
Fallout continues
“The National Women’s Council is a thundering disgrace and should be disbanded”
This evidence was there in the polls: As we went into the final week, it was clear that the more people heard about the proposals, the less sure they were about them.
“The roster of ‘Yes’ campaigners.”
“A David V Goliath campaign”
The truth is that it was the politicians who didn’t understand – why they were having these votes, what the point of them was, or why people had the concerns that they did.
Early tallies in the referendum indicate a massive ‘No’ victory, with some areas indicating a ‘No’ vote of over 75%. Ben Scallan reports from Dublin Castle:
The many crimes of Joanne Rowling.