Category Archives: politics

Think tank: Let’s all have a vote

I had an opinion type piece in the Sunday Times a few weeks back. It’s a step up from my usual letter writing. I was mainly trying to talk about something that might be feasible rather than using the chance … Continue reading

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Lisbon:Lisboa – holding my nose and voting…

It’s not a bad treaty, it’s also not a very good treaty. I don’t hate it, I don’t much love it either. Yet I’ve got to have an opinion on it and I’ve got to vote. So what to do, … Continue reading

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Where it went wrong for Hillary

You see I can be wrong! what did I forget in my prediction? I forgot all those smaller states that Obama simply rolled up like so much carpet. http://dansullivan.blogspot.com/2008/02/hillary-vs-who-and-what.html

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Local Elections England/Wales – how bad?

Really bad, really, really bad. The beeb are still insisting on going more and more down the road graphically orientated tom foolery with Jeremy Vine when what they really need are Charlie McCreevy and Ivan Yates arguing over the direction … Continue reading

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Boris the blade or Red Ken

While I’m technically a Croydonian by way of being a Mayday baby, I do on occasion social climb a tad by regarding myself as a Londoner by association. So by that reckoning I’m as entitled as anyone to be taking … Continue reading

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P.ie offline – is Fianna Fail seeking to gag discussion?

Pi.e has gone off-line this afternoon and one wonders if the legal notice regarding a matter tangential to the Tribunals is being used by members or representatives of Fianna Fail as a means to prevent any and all discussion for … Continue reading

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McCain is the nominee but will he have the right to himself?

With all the focus we seemed to have glossed over the fact that McCain barely got over 51% in Texas as I suspected he might. Of course people may just be blowing off steam secure in the knowledge that McCain … Continue reading

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This is Super Tuesday!

So who is it to be? On the traditional date for Super Tuesday, we’ve got 4 races for the Dems with the two smaller ones Rhode Island and Vermont expected to split one a piece for Clinton and Obama. The … Continue reading

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Things are different in Russia

Anyone who saw Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev in jeans and black leather jackets walking across Red Square after it was announced that Medvedev had won would have realised that democracy is a different beast in Russia. I think a … Continue reading

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What are we voting on: Lisbon or Bertie?

Back during the Irish general election in May of 2007 we, as voters, were repeatedly asked to suspend judgement on the Taoiseach’s financial dealings. Yet since the election result we’ve had practically every government representatives tell us that the election … Continue reading

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