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Category Archives: 2010
Imagine if a financial institution was directly funding an election campaign
Imagine if a political party had an exclusively tied relationship with a financial institution that say it meant that all members of the party would be entitled to a discount if they used that financial institution for their mortgages, insurances … Continue reading
Alternatives to lists and quotas to reduce clientelism and offer the electorate more diverse voting options
Image via Wikipedia Long form version of a post I have over on Political Reform. Discussion about political change, and in particular where electoral reform is concerned, tends to start by identifying a problem by examining its symptoms and then … Continue reading
Posted in 2010, Seanad, seanad eireann, seanad reform
Tagged Constituency, Dáil Éireann, Oireachtas, politics, Seanad, seanad eireann, Single transferable vote, Teachta Dála
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Ending free postage for Oireachtas Candidates
Image via Wikipedia There was a piece in the Irish Times yesterday about ending or modifying the practice of paying for free postage for candidates. I assisted a TD in 2007 by creating some filter software on the electoral register … Continue reading
Posted in 2010, Seanad, seanad eireann, seanad reform
Tagged an post, freepost, irish times, seanad eireann
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The Healy Raes are from Kilgarvan, not Killorglin.
Image via Wikipedia Image by Shiny Things via Flickr Killorglin is a goat worshipping merchant town, Kilgarvan is the home of the Healy Raes. Kilgarvan consists of the local pub, garage, shop post office and plant hire business all owned … Continue reading
Posted in 2010
Tagged Dublin, Fianna Fail, Goat, Jackie Healy Rae, Kilgarvan, Killorglin, Oireachtas, puck fair
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Smack the Pony ” I just can’t find my friend”
I was always rather a keen fan of their songs, they seemed to get the essence of some band or genre and poke it for some fun without being mean or nasty about it. There is 10 secs of another … Continue reading
Why not have a FG Lab budget before the election?
Image via Wikipedia Why is the government persisting with this idea that it has to be their budget or nothing? Why don’t FF and the Greens announce they are delaying the vote on the Budget by 2 weeks, allow FG and … Continue reading
Posted in 2010
Tagged 4yearplan, budget, budget 2010, budget 2011, Current Affairs, Fianna Fail, fine gael, labour, Parties, politics, Richard Bruton
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The next election is too good to waste
Image via Wikipedia I’m going to take issue with Jason’s reasons for his view that the next election is too good to waste on Fine Gael but then I’m going to end up agreeing with him for quite different reasons. … Continue reading
Posted in 2010
Tagged bank of Ireland, Fianna Fail, fine gael, labour, politics, Progressive Democrats (Ireland)
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fringe – a point of convergence
Image via Wikipedia A crazy idea occurred to me watching Fringe during the week. Spoilers of various types following so if you’re thinking about watching it in future look away now. And I do have some history with predicting sci-fi … Continue reading
Posted in 2010
Tagged Anna Torv, fringe, John Noble, Joshua Jackson, Olivia Dunham, Parallel universe (fiction), Peter Bishop, Walter Bishop
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Voting – what’s with all the secrecy?
Image by Amadeus Varadi Hellequin via Flickr When tens of thousands of citizens from the elderly to public sector workers march in protest against government policies that they had voted for, alongside colleagues who did not, is it time to … Continue reading
Posted in 2010
Tagged bailout, eu, Eureka Stockade, imf, Ireland, politics, responsibility., Secret ballot
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How we might recognise those IMF/ECB types
How we will be able to discern the IMF/ECB types from the local business types. Huge hattip to the Lotus Musuem and of course the Boston Globe artist responsible.