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Well, that was some two weeks. The Obama campaign is over - ending in victory, of course - and I’m back to Ireland today. (…well, it was “today” when I started writing this last Sunday.)
The Obama campaign was, overall, a masterclass in grassroots activism. The sheer numbers of people contributing to the campaign - be [...]
Labour’s Cllr Dermot Lacey notes over on his blog that Dublin City Council have started their voter registration drive for the new electoral register. Nice posters, which include messages in English, Irish, Chinese and what is presumably Polish, are up in Smithfield and other areas with high numbers of people who don’t have English as [...]
(Not politics, but well worth a cross-post)
Freetext ‘Autism’ to 50308 and, if you’re an O2 customer, they’ll donate 5% of your bill total to Irish Autism Action at least until the end of the year. More.
Previously posted at Granite Shavings.
The Government says that the amount involved being guaranteed is €400bn. The current standard rate for interbank credit default swap insurance for the Irish banks ranges from 2% to 3.2% (as of last April). So, this guarantee is worth at least €8bn per annum to the Irish banks (or a maximum [...]
techPresident – The Future of Campaign Technology: The Ground Game
Irish Parties looking at learning online and database lessons from Obama could do worse than bear this post in mind. Almost as soon as the election is over, improvements and evolution are making some parts redundant and others essential. Get your campaign an i-phone for everyone? Might be better than printing flyers, it goes to show how parties, if they take it seriously, need to keep ahead of the wave - not just follow.
Colman at the EuroTrib give his reasoning on why Lisbon is dead. The Government's incapable handling of the budget cuts are the nail in the coffin.
Fine Gael’s Leo Varadkar offers his view on how the SBP Opinion Poll would translate in an election.
Think tank: Time for democracy to click into place
Dan Sullivan gets himself into The Sunday Times, calling for the internet to connect citizens to a more meaningful democracy. Its an argument I agree with wholeheartedly myself. Have a read and let him know what you think.
Colm Burke MEP reckons that we need to get honest and tell people we will be holding a second Lisbon Vote in Oct 2009 with protocols desigend to secure a yes vote.
