Directly elected Mayors would bring us into line with the rest
World of Politics with Harry McGee
Acouple of weeks ago I interviewed Martin O’Malley, the former Mayor of Baltimore and Governor of Maryland who was also a candidate in the Democratic primaries for the US...
Banks display little sign of learning lessons from past
World of Politics with Harry McGee – harrymcgee@gmail.com
Afew years ago the Green Party had a good idea about changing the culture of banks. It wasn’t about reform and modernization; indeed, it was about undoing...
Politicians can also tumble to those winds of change
World of Politics with Harry McGee - harrymcgee@gmail.com
It’s not just trees that can be felled by extreme weather. Political reputations can also be toppled by the winds – the real ones, not just those...
Budget 2018 is a far cry from drama of past years
World of Politics with Harry McGee
The most dramatic Budget during my time in Leinster House was the first every one I covered, in December 2003. I was relatively newly arrived in politics at The...
Varadkar should mind his step on fiery nature of political exchanges
World of Politics with Harry McGee
The one euphemism that covers a multitude must be ‘robust political exchange’; it can describe a tepid altercation during a Dáil debate or a roaring match that ends with...
Thawing snowman of democracy leaves us with a political puddle
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Irish democracy can sometimes remind you of that cartoon where someone asks a guy who has clearly been beaten to a pulp about what happened. His response...