Another Irish opinion poll, confirming that Fine Gael are having a bad election campaign. FF 21% (+2 since the last poll from this firm two weeks ago) SF 20% (+1) FG 19% (-6) Grn 4% (+1) Lab 4% (-1) … (View Post)

I think Labour are still the party of the trade union movement, but the vast majority of the trade unions had the shit kicked out of them during the Thatcher years. With the failure of a mass-mobiliz… (View Post)

Both Aontú and SF are +2 compared to the previous poll by the same firm. FG -4, Greens and SocDems both -1. Others/Independents +3. I felt that Aontú's leader did pretty well in the half of the … (View Post)

I don't know if anyone shared the latest opinion poll for the Irish general election (coming up on Friday). FG 22% FF 20% SF 20% SDP 5% Aontú 5% Lab 4% Grn 3% PBP-S 2% Others/Independents 19% Th… (View Post)

Labour have more than 63% of the seats in the Commons on less than 35% of the vote, so there's a massive mismatch between their Parliamentary power and the popular consent for that power. Before… (View Post)