New Dail / New Taoiseach

Diceicle wrote: »

Ironically, they'd all be considered too pale, male and stale for Labours (recent) target demographic.

I would disagree and say that Duncan Smith very much fits the profile

jm08 wrote: »

Do people speak in paragraphs?

My reading is that he is referring to the Free State Government parties, not the electorate.


“There’s a seismic shift and the Shinners are at the f**king table. The ‘big two’, as they call themselves, say they’re not going to talk to us. Well, do you know what? We broke the bastards. We broke the Free State and this country will never be the same again - because the people are after taking their voice and it’s up to us now to deliver.



https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/transcript-of-speakers-at-up-the-ra-sinn-f%C3%A9in-event-we-broke-the-free-state-1.4170504

Or else you disappear down the drain in the next election, much like Labour have done twice in the past.

https://twitter.com/EFFanning/status/1227600001876070400

Censorship, yay!

Have to say I thought Brendan spoke with reason and sense in his leaders debate.

He had reasoned responses to the questions, didn’t make stupid pledges and listed off an impressive amount of positives they implemented last time in.

If anything he was too sensible and reasoned, in this day and age it’s the chimp with the cymbals run round shouting “change change change” that the current short attention spans of today understood and remembered.

Problem too is lack of good candidates, the guy in our constituency is terrible.

Howlin also really impressed me in the leaders’ debates. Spoke really well, I felt.

What happened was people thought a vote for Lab was a proxy vote for FG.

saabsaab wrote: »

What happened was people thought a vote for Lab was a proxy vote for FG.

It’s a proxy vote for whichever of FFG get the most votes as Labour will always do business with them for a couple of ministerial pensions. The Labour part of your vote is therefore irrelevant and people see that.

Seamai wrote: »

I think there's a sizeable chunk of the population down here who think a United Ireland is inevitable in the next 20 years without giving much thought to what would be involved to get almost a million Unionists on side. The concessions we might have to make could be too much for some
I also think that whatever we would like to see happening, their decision will be more important and I don't think a simple majority up there will suffice, IMO, it would require AT LEAST a two thirds majority for things to work.

The GFA doesn't give one community a veto over the change in constitutional status of NI. Only the people collectively in NI can.

After a positive Unity vote on both sides of the border; the British government, the Irish government, the intelligence agencies, the PSNI, the Gardai, all the political parties, SF and probably even dissident groups are now on the same side.
Some unionist hold outs in whatever form their protest takes will not be able to stop the march of the people.

I love the United Ireland talk from Sinn Fein. I have lived in the north for the past 15 years and Sinn Fein seem to think its a fore gone conclusion that nationalists here will vote for it when its put in front of them. The past aside ( We cant forget the past I hear ye say ) I am struggling to see how I would be better off as part of a United Ireland. Everytime I turn on RTE its the health service down below in free fall and housing crisis. The biggies in any persons life are 1 Health, 2.Education 3.House. 4. Prob Car or Transport. Once people up here are told that when they go to a doctor its 60 for a gawk, 100 for a look, 150 for a poke, 200 for your tablets etc they will soon have a rethink. Free is always better IMHO When they go to tax their big 2.0L + Audi ( Which everyone up here seems to drive, me included ) and they are asked for the guts of £1000 to do so ( I pay 150 for a 3L 4x4 at the min ) that might soften their cough. Education is "freeish in the south but sure I can avail of that anyways cause we can pretend to be in the EU for that bit cause it suits us Johnny Cash talks the talk at the end of the day and unless theres a unification grant coming my way ( which I'm sure ye southern folk will love paying through some new shinner tax lol ) then I may just well stay here and take the Queens shilling. The only decision the shinners made up here since I moved here was when good old Catriona Ruane I think it was abolished the 11+ exam. That worked out well if you ask any parents of P7 kids. NOT !!