Is Richard Boyd-Barrett the worst person who has ever existed, including fictional characters?

I think Richard Boyd-Barrett is an exceptional politician. He would certainly get my No.1 vote if he was a TD in my constituency.

Surely you mean Richard Boyd Paul Murphy Barrett?

I mean he's probably up there but its not as if there aren't many others in contention for the prize

If there was a ranking system I think it would be hard to separate the likes of Paul Murphy, Clare Daly, Mick Wallace, Gemma O'Doherty, Maria Bailey and Josepha Madigan ....I'd put all of them in front of him (or behind depending on how you look at it) in the rankings

And there are many many more contenders in all spheres of public life that deserve consideration for that honour...and if they don't become outright winners there should be other categories they can gain recognition in.

Eg: outstanding contributions in the field of spineless sleveenism

The lifetime achievement award for gombeenism

Best reckless disregard for honour and decency

Best politician in a corruption supporting role

Etc

I would argue none of them do.

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is he not technically in a different party?

Murphy in Rise.

Barrett is PBP.

Richard strikes me as a chap who has his list ready for when the revolution comes and the shooting starts.

A Poll just as ridiculous as some of Barretts policies.

I am do not share as keen an interest in RBB as the others posting so I am not up to date on his actions, though I am unsure how any right minded person could dismiss the idea of sanctions on Israel witnessing the crimes against humanity and collective punishment of civilians they are currently perpetrating.

The acts of Hamas on October 7 were also crimes against humanity and I utterly condemn them but to borrow a phrase from the UN Secretary General in recent days, they did not happen in a vacuum, and the people of Palestine have been subject to 56 years of illegal occupation, so let's not pretend this was the first aggression between the parties, or as Netanyahu put it overnight 'Israel did not start this war'.

A recent brief history of the conflict by RTE made the point that when the British agreed to support the creation of an Israeli state the land was 90% Arab at the time.

A 50-something phoney sounding like a first year student politician, happy to sit on the sidelines throwing stones at those who have to make decisions, like the rest of his ilk he'd soil himself in office.