"I'm making this speech to warn anyone who's watching that what we're experiencing right now is a key moment of corporate takeover."
Shed-sits, gutting democratic oversight in planning, pushing nuclear power... The corporate capture of the Irish government is real.
People need to wake up to the influence of the Collison billionaire-backed 'Progress Ireland' think tank.
We must fight for a left government that takes on these billionaire interests.
#ProgressIreland, backed by (notional) billionaire Collison brothers (Stripe Inc), sounds disturbingly like the #deregulatory #neoliberal #billionaire #lobby group #StartupNation / #Próspera.
https://progressireland.org/ - a veneer of "housing, infrastructure and innovation"
https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/collison-brothers-back-new-think-tank-to-tackle-irelands-housing-crisis/a165304850.html - a couple of billionaires tell us nobody wants "the red tape & ecological paperwork that prevent housing, energy infrastructure, transit & other important works" (or maintain standards & protect us).
Paul Murphy TD
Stuart D Neilson