Notes are typically short commentary on day to day issues, soundbytes …
How many more scandals?
Welcome to 2014, not much has changed I’m afraid, the scandals continue. On January 1st our water services were handed over to Irish Water, we
Do we know what Local Government is?
There are elections due in May… Politics these days is almost like a dirty word, it is associated with junkets, corruption, back-room deals, dishonesty, dynasties
Do we feel saved?
The Troika ‘bailout’ programme ended on the 15th December, we are advised that we are emerging successfully from the economic crisis and are ready to
Austerity in the Interests of Paying Gamblers!
The issue with the policy of austerity, household taxes, water charges, reduced services etc. is that this is NOT the preferred policy of the Irish
We the People & ‘The Rebel’ – a poem by Pádraig Mac Piarais
‘The People’ are greater than those that hold them, and stronger and purer… they have but need of courage… We would like to contribute something
Killing an Ghaeilge! slowly…
Recent talk about the new Gaeltacht Act 2012 – Acht na Gaeltachta, 2012, the reduced status of the Language Rights Commissioner, the cutting of funding
Someone has said that we need to fight for socialism?
In our opinion, neither ‘Socialism’, nor any other ‘ism’, can be the basis for building a united democratic movement of the people. It is good
“They Shall Not Pass!” is the Judgement of Enlightenment
No Pasarán! ‘Ils ne passeront pas! WE HAVE NO TIME FOR RACISM OR FASCISM! thefuture Initiative has removed a series of postings from our Facebook
Politics with a Perspective for Empowerment
A new Facebook page dealing with Politics in Cork has opened. I hope this page will encourage debate to on how the people can address