Irish Election are pleased to announce our collection of Irish 
“It is largely a class thing”
Read more about: Government, Irish Politics, Lisbon Treaty, Media
Ruth Dudley Edwards is blogging the Referendum at The Specatator and her initial post is, as ever, thought provoking.
It’s largely a class thing. The posh are pro and those in fear of bad times are anti. If – as looks likely – it’s a No, it’ll be the politicians wot lost it.
I think that is an interesting vein of analysis in times when truckers and fisherman are protesting around Europe at the effect of global demand for key resources and the level of unemployment hits 200,000 for the first time - especially if we vote ‘no’, this will likely be one of the key frameworks for explaining a no vote whether true or not.
That is what David McWilliams piece in the Indo was about today.
RDE is someone who makes me scream ball not man to myself so attempting control I have to comment that its shoddy for her to write ” Sinn Fein (‘People died for your freedom. Don’t throw it away’)”. Thats not a SF poster at all but rather Coir no?. Is Ruth a remote observer or is she actually based in Ireland for the campaign?
Also I think her posh versus poor definition is close but not the full picture. I think she is on the right track but feel that maybe tweaked to the following it would represent my thinking:
“It’s largely a class thing. Those most insulated from economic hardship are pro and those most vulnerable in bad times are anti. If – as looks likely – it’s a No, it’ll be the politicians wot lost it.”