Picture by Alcanter214 I’m very impressed by the level of interest that’s been shown in this site in recent days. Comments by readers have been thoughtful and detailed, and arguments (in many if not all instances) have been built on logic and evidence, rather than trying to poke a stick in the other guy’s eye. […]
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Why non-voting should be a crime and not just shameful
Good news. Or bad, depending on how you look at it. The good: voter turnout at Irish general elections has increased in every general election since 2002. The bad: the figures were: 2002 – 62%, 2007 – 67%, and 2011 – 70%. What’s bad about that? It means that, at its best, near to one-third […]