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WorldbyStorm - 11:55 Thu Apr 18, 2024 Mentioned Shane Coleman?s article in the Business Post yesterday which took a predictably orthodox view of the Social Democrats as a bolt-on to a future FF or FG government. Still, one notable aspect ? no talk of ?merger? with the Labour Party, a party which he foresees losing a number of seats.
WorldbyStorm - 11:32 Thu Apr 18, 2024 Flicking through the Phoenix recently there was mention of Fintan O’Toole and in the context of Catherine Murphy. O’Toole has acted to try to change things in the past, and more currently, and has been closely identified with the Social Democrats – in particular with his old comrade from the Workers’ Party, Soc Dems co-founder […]
WorldbyStorm - 09:57 Thu Apr 18, 2024 This from Europeelects which suggests 6 Sinn Féin TDs, 4 Fianna Fáil TDs, 3 Fine Gael TDs and 1 Independent. Useful site if you?re interested in the minutia of voting ages and age of candidacy. Four states have compulsory voting.
WorldbyStorm - 08:50 Thu Apr 18, 2024 Got to say I read this from Brian O?Neill on Slugger recently with quite some degree of agreement. There is a narrative around reunification that portrays Northern Ireland as some basket case economy of layabout wastrel spongers who will require massive handouts from the hard-working taxpayers of Ireland. This is offensive beyond words. Some people […]
WorldbyStorm - 11:58 Wed Apr 17, 2024 Saw this in an interview with Richard English in the Irish Times; The Irish experience holds lessons for today: ?In the early 1990s, when the Israel-Palestine process was going well and Northern Ireland was going badly, people would have said peace would happen there first.? However, the underlying problems between Israelis and Palestinians today must […]
WorldbyStorm - 09:57 Wed Apr 17, 2024 Acquired the print copy of the Business Post and was curious at the point mentioned by the Stupid Statement post this weekend, that Shane Coleman?s column wasn?t accessible online. This is the one that talks about the ?populist? and ?sanctimonious? Social Democrats. In truth it?s a fairly pedestrian run-through of the Social Democrats position at […]
guestposter - 07:48 Wed Apr 17, 2024 As always, following on Dr. X?s suggestion, it?s all yours, ?announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose?, feel free.
WorldbyStorm - 11:43 Tue Apr 16, 2024 That ESRI report released before Easter about attitudes to immigration was useful in terms of getting a hold on how matters stand away from the political and media narratives. The headline figures are quite striking: And: And: As always it is clear that housing, public services and the ability of the state to address certain […]
WorldbyStorm - 10:56 Tue Apr 16, 2024 I see the Reform Party UK has complained about the BBC using the term ‘far-right’ in relation to it. Notable is the fact that Wiki uses the term ‘right-wing populist’. And almost needless to say there’s an Irish connection, for: In March 2024, the party formed an electoral pact with the Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV), […]
WorldbyStorm - 08:35 Tue Apr 16, 2024 So, talking to a friend recently they made a most intriguing point about the chatter around a Progressive Democrats Mark II. Their thought was that if one wanted a ?respectable? party that could tilt hard right, bring in some of the anti-immigration sentiment, one that wouldn?t scare the horses, there?d be little better fit. After […] |
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