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Is there a list of parties key beliefs?

  • 02-02-2011 9:16am
    #1
    mathie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,103 ✭✭✭


    Hi
    I'm looking for a list of all the parties key beliefes. What they're for and against.
    Anyone know a good source?
    Thanks
    M


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  • #2
    NSNO
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 281 ✭✭NSNO


    I wrote an explanation in another thread a while back, hope it helps.

    http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=70243393#post70243393


  • #3
    Koyasan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 120 ✭✭Koyasan


    That's a really good question

    The only thing I've seen that comes close to it is this opinion piece
    http://jasonomahony.ie/?p=6930
    Republicans: Low tax, pro-business, anti-union, pro-defence spending, anti-social spending, pro-gun, socially conservative, pro-death penalty, pro-certain religions.

    Democrats: Low tax for most, moderately pro-business, pro-regulation, pro-union, pro-social spending, moderately anti-gun, moderately socially liberal, pro-death penalty, moderately secular.

    You get the idea. Now for the Irish parties:

    Fianna Fail: Moderately low tax, pro-business, moderately pro-union, pro-social spending, socially moderate, pro-European.

    Fine Gael: Moderately low tax, pro-business, moderately pro-union, pro-social spending, socially moderate, pro-European.

    Labour: Moderately low tax, pro-business tax, pro-union, pro-social spending, socially liberal, pro-European.

    Greens: Moderately low tax except for resource taxes, pro-social spending, socially liberal, pro-European.

    Sinn Fein: Pro-business tax, pro-tax on high earners, pro-social spending, anti-European, relaxed about law enforcement. Uncomfortable with current relationship with UK.

    The Communists: Pro-business tax, pro-tax on high earners, pro-social spending, anti-European, relaxed about law enforcement, immigration controls.

    The Greens have a clear 'About' page where you actually learn something about them
    http://www.greenparty.ie/en/about

    The various Socialist ones do as well, in their own language.

    Honestly, I can't figure out FG. I'm more confused about that they stand for now than before visitng their site. I'm not being smart, I would like some page to actually make it clear so an informed decision can be made. Until then, I'm sticking with the description quoted above.


  • #4
    Koyasan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 120 ✭✭Koyasan


    That's a good post above mine. I didn't see it as I was typing.


  • #5
    Lawrence1895
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,627 ✭✭✭Lawrence1895


    It seems, FF and FG have exactly the same key beliefs...at least I read it up there, exactly the same phrases. Sounds a bit weird to me ;)


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