#AndrewMarr has abandoned #KeirStarmer, but not his misreading. "Starmer, I insist, is a decent man with strong public values." https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2025/10/i-thought-labour-would-fix-everything-i-was-wrong

#Starmer is just a frontman for #MorganMcSweeney, whose goal is only to destroy the left. Starmer lied his way to #LabourParty leader, purged the left, but brought no vision, won #GE24 only by a quirk of #FPTP, and smashes liberties.

As political editor of The #NewStatesman, Marr has projected onto Starmer talents which nobody else sees.

I realised I've been remiss in sharing here, so in case anyone's looking for some #Seanad2025 guidance, I've got a spreadsheet going with candidates from both panels and their positions on some major issues.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HcbVMNv-L_MUFISJbEohi2MIz9S_xtV_4yL_4NARACA/edit?usp=sharing

#se25 #ge24

If you're missing #GE24, never fear! #SE25 is almost upon us, as Seanad elections take place in January.

Confirmed list of twelve candidates for the last-ever NUI panel in the Seanad elections (h/t @gavreilly):

Sandra Adams
Hilary Beirne
Ronán Collins
Eva Dowling
Alice-Mary Higgins*
Marie Keenan
Mairead Kenny
Dara Joseph Kilmartin
Michael McDowell*
Rónán Mullen*
Michael O’Doherty
Linda O'Shea Farren

(* = incumbent)

Background info: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Seanad_election

#MastoDaoine

Finally got all posters down! About 20 of the 150 I had seem to have gone missing.

At €15 a pop, they're not cheap so please let me know if you find any!

#WeAllThrive #Democratise #Decentralise #Decarbonise #Waterford #Dungarvan #Lismore #Dunmore #Tramore #WaterfordCity #WorkersAndCarers #Local #EcoSocialist #Progressive #Independent #IrishPolitics #Ireland #Irish #IrishNews #Deise #Localism #Déise #GE2024 #GE24 #IrishElection #Democracy #Canvassing #Campaign #Campaigning #Posters

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVmrc_CIO-A

This is 7 days ago, but for those of us outside of #Ireland 🇮🇪 , it's a good listen and we can learn quite a bit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVmrc_CIO-A

#TadghHickey

'My hot take on Ireland's #generalelection

#Election2024 #GE24

It's kinda impressive that we don't even have the new government yet and already we know they were lying through their teeth to the tune of €2bn.

Also, so nice to see IFAC pointing this out now, with the #GE24 election over and us relegated to sitting there impotent to affect it in any way,in the best tradition of Irish governance through the ages.

#mastodaoine

https://www.businesspost.ie/article/budget-2025-spending-forecasts-not-credible-fiscal-watchdog-warns/