Comment on Re: Day of Action March by Branno's ultra-left t-shirt
Yeah, the anti-German stuff is a nice distraction alright. The enemy is at home!
View ArticleComment on Which Side Are You On ? by irishelectionliterature
There was at least one FF Senator, Ned O’Sullivan, nominated by the ICTU in 2011
View ArticleComment on Looks familiar by shea
hypothetically. if the euro does collapse and presuming the ECB goes with it, where would that leave our new arrangement.
View ArticleComment on It is interesting, it it not, to reflect… by ivorthorne
The problem with these polls is that people answer different questions to the questions posed. Do we really think that 10% of Irish people actually believe that abortion should never be available? Even...
View ArticleComment on That Irish Times poll… by Jack Jameson
Bear in mind that that 20% undet “Others” includes the likes of Shane Ross, Healy Rae, John Crown, etc, as well as Ming and Mick Wallace along with Clare Daly, RBB, Joe Higgins, Maureen O’Sullivan et al.
View ArticleComment on Labour at the next election ……10 seats? by irishelectionliterature
In 1987 The WP were at the same situation SF were in 2002, in that they had prospects of seats in a handful of constituencies. This time its different. Also there were not that many Independents...
View ArticleComment on Labour at the next election ……10 seats? by Jack Jameson
Averil Power is still campaigning via her website for the new constituency of Dublin Bay North.
View ArticleComment on What you want to say… Open Thread, 13th February 2013 by Tomboktu
He has a bit to go yet http://www.michaeleisen.org/blog/?p=358
View ArticleComment on Labour at the next election ……10 seats? by WorldbyStorm
I’m not sure 1987 was quite analogous to 2015/6, firstly the economic crash now is starkly different to the long standing economic decline of the late 70s/early 80s. The LP itself was as you say...
View ArticleComment on Labour at the next election ……10 seats? by richotto
In 1987 the PDs were almost exclusively taking votes from FG supporters. FF were still very popular among the less well off and better able to capitalize in seats than SF have proven to date. Workers...
View ArticleComment on Labour at the next election ……10 seats? by WorldbyStorm
Well nothing you’re saying contradicts the point that there are many more rivals for LP voters today than in 1987 (and clearly from the figures some LP voters went to PD). Btw surely WP won 4, not 7...
View ArticleComment on Labour at the next election ……10 seats? by richotto
Correction 4 not 7 seats, good point on the WP figure altough they were on the rise in Dublin more so than the combined ULA. The PD vote was 12% and FG vote went down 12% with FF static. LP went down...
View ArticleComment on Labour at the next election ……10 seats? by WorldbyStorm
Can’t disagree that an inept opposition will give the LP opportunity… That said unlike 87 it’s fighting two significant rivals who can poach from its social democrat turf, ie SF and FF. and that’s...
View ArticleComment on Labour at the next election ……10 seats? by richotto
Fair enough points on the different contexts. Its just a hunch but I feel that there will come a time and soon where people get a bit sick of independents. Its ok when they are seen as underdogs but a...
View ArticleComment on A little bit on pensions… by 6to5against
There’s something a little worrying about jack o connor’s response. I’m not at all inclined to the ‘traitor’ line about O’connor and other union leaders. They may well have made some serious...
View ArticleComment on A little bit on pensions… by WorldbyStorm
I think that’s a very persuasive analysis. That’s by far the strangest thing about his line. I think there’s a lot to your point about ‘traitors’. That said I do think the unions have hoist themselves...
View ArticleComment on A little bit on pensions… by Martin Savage
True. In some ways amazing how many workers still identify with unions given their performances
View ArticleComment on A little bit on pensions… by Ciaran
Aside from his obvious shilling for the private pensions industry in this country, I’m amazed that McGinty (as well as other IBEC/ISME/SFA/FG fellow travellers) is able to continue to get away with...
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