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Last night, RTE broadcast the third and final part of David McWilliams’ ‘Generation Game’. The first two episodes revisited familiar McWilliams territory: Ireland’s debt explosion, our over-reliance on multi-nationals, the impending slowdown in the property market. The final episode was intended to showcase McWilliams ‘Big Idea’. Namely, that we institute a ‘right of return’ for [...]
Last week the prospects for an alternative Government – already dealt a mortal mathematical blow by the electorate – finally bit the dust with the formation of a Fianna Fail/Green/PD/Bits & Bobs coalition. The role of the PDs is likely to be incidental, unless of course you’re waiting on a hospital trolley for treatment, while [...]
Recent weeks have seen Fine Gael and Labour publish policies on a range of issues, while the Government’s NDP will more or less serve as Fianna Fail’s election manifesto. Although the pollsters have yet to conduct in-depth issue surveys in advance of the election, it seems a fair bet that health, education and lifestyle [...]
Cathal Coleman out at my alma mater emailed the details of his adult education course on Democracy this morning. The course is called The Worst Form of Government: Democracy from Plato to Marx and full details are in the pdf.
Bertie at the Tribunal - The Money Trail | Keith @ Granite Shavings
Keith has a great post tying together the threads of Bertie's evidence at the Mahon Tribunal
Obama takes the gloves off and the US Election gets dirtier. Take a gander at his new ad attacking McCain's dirty campaign.
Female Clinton Supporters In Focus Groups See Talent, Mudslinging In Palin’s Speech
Very interesting instant focus grouping of Palin's speech. It remains to be seen how the issue of sexism becomes resolved for the Hillary supporters who remain to be won over - how does Palin need to come across to get support? As tough as the men or picked on - and is she better of playing base politics than worrying about marred Clinton-women in Nevada
Plugged-in politics hits our shores
Online politics hits Australia
