Sinn Féin in ’16?
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http://www.irishpost.co.uk/news/tory-bid-deny-irish-britain-vote-general-election
Quote:Senior Conservative MPs who called for the right to vote to be removed from Irish members of the electorate have in fact given them more reason to head to the polls on May 7, says Matthew Doyle, Chair of the Labour Party Irish Society.OK, so there's some base shoring going on here, as Labour and the Irish post want to maintain an 'Irish vote', still, if the Tories want to help drive voteers towards Labour.Never mind Northern Ireland, where this could literally be explosive, London has a massive Irish contingent. The fact that British citizens can vote in ireland too is surely a part and parcel of the ongoing peace process (presumably, if there is some 'reunivficiation' the Ulster Scots will be able to keep their British citizenship, the same way Irish in Britain have retainde theirs.Hisorically, this sort of relationship has made it easier for Ireland to export unemployment through emigration (as happened in the recent crisis, one of the things that made their 'austerity' work), and has also provided Britain with an extra labour pool.
I hope this is not a vote-catching ploy as you'll be the Socialist Party's candidate in Islington North in May's general election, the last mainland constituency to have an Irish passport-holder as MP (Michael O'Halloran) That demand from some Tories is not just to disenfranchise Irish citizens living in Britain, but all Commonwealth country citizens. I can't see it ever happening. In fact the Tories' election strategists must we hopping mad: what a gift to their opponents !
Quote:Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams has called for a historic realignment of Irish politics to pave the way for an anti-austerity Syriza-style government here after the next general election.[…]The remarks came after Siptu president Jack O’Connor said the left had a “once in a century opportunity” to lead the next government.The Shinners seem to be courting SIPTU (the Irish trade union) who may well be dischuffed after the performance of Labour as the minority coalition partner in Government there. Interesting attempt to piggy-back the Syriza experience, especially its broiad populist reach (which I suppose is native Sinn Fein turf, since they've always tried to hitch the farming vote as well).
Interesting one:http://www.anphoblacht.com/contents/25434
Quote:Sinn Féin Deputy Leader Mary Lou McDonald confirmed that Sinn Féin will be encouraging their supporters to pass-on their second and third preference votes to other candidates who have also signed up to the policy platform.Mainstream party votes don't tend to transfer to Sinn Fein (under the preferential STV voting system you can vote for all candidates in order of preference). This eems to be an attempt to attract cross votes from the left:
Quote:Other parties including the Anti-Austerity Alliance, Social Democrats, People Before Profit, United Left and Independent candidates are expected to announce whether they have signed-up to the policy platform over the coming days.Looking at this opinion poll:http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/pollWith the Shinners on 20% alongside Fianna Fail, and a huge 'otehrs' vote, this looks like a smart move towards building a bloc that could win.
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