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Are we out of our minds?
06.06.2008 23:35
ireland.com
ARE WE out of our collective minds? We are not going to win our money on "the horses" if we say No to the Lisbon Treaty. We bought that nag in the last general election and, yet, here we go again. The latest Irish Times/TNS mrbi opinion poll suggests that we are set to reject the treaty in next Thursday's referendum. It is difficult to decipher why we would make such a short-sighted decision.
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Party positions
06.06.2008 23:35
ireland.com
AS THE economic storm clouds gather and Government revenues go into free fall, Fianna Fáil maintains its highest level of public support in more than six years, according to the latest Irish Times/TNS mrbi opinion poll. It is an extraordinary development and it emphasises, as nothing else might, the unease of the electorate in present circumstances and the brittle nature of the support put together so painstakingly by the Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny.
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Join brolly lobby to have fun and fight climate change
06.06.2008 23:34
ireland.com
A family-friendly day of action on Sandymount strand on June 15th will send politicians a signal, writes Breda O'Brien.
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High earners must pay more income tax
06.06.2008 23:34
ireland.com
In leaner times it is the better off who should make a greater contribution, writes Noel Whelan.
Ireland
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As a nation we have simply too much to lose by voting No to the Lisbon Treaty
06.06.2008 23:34
ireland.com
Vague doubts and fears from the No side should not sway voters, writes Garret FitzGerald.
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Support for No vote shows lack of faith in politicians
06.06.2008 23:34
ireland.com
INSIDE POLITICS: When it comes to serious political issues, voters regularly show an inclination to ignore their elected leaders, writes Stephen Collins.
Ireland
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Gulf between leaders, voters frames treaty
06.06.2008 23:34
ireland.com
WORLD VIEW: IRELAND IS deeply entangled with Europe historically, politically and culturally but the Lisbon Treaty referendum campaign reveals substantial popular unease about where the relationship with the European Union is destined to go, writes Paul Gillespie.
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Voting No would plunge us into uncertainty and crisis
06.06.2008 23:34
ireland.com
OPINION: Rejection of Lisbon will probably precipitate an EU crisis from which there would seem to be no benefit to Ireland, writes Gavin Barrett.
Ireland
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An Irishman's Diary
06.06.2008 23:34
ireland.com
OF ALL the peoples in all the member-states of the European Union, why did it have to be us? asks Frank McNally.
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The strange ways of Guantanamo Bay's version of justice
06.06.2008 21:12
telegraph.co.uk
Even when the Pentagon is trying to treat guests well at Guantanamo Bay, it can be a mild form of torture, says Alex Spillius.
Great Britain
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How the Euro-gravy train hit the buffers
06.06.2008 21:11
telegraph.co.uk
Daniel Hannan is delighted that the row over MPs' expenses is forcing Brussels to clean up its act, too.
Great Britain
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Forget Euro 2008, the crucial match is Wayne Rooney's wedding
06.06.2008 21:11
telegraph.co.uk
The wedding of Wayne and Coleen is just a week away and, looking at the pre-match build-up, it's going to be a cracker, according to Gill Hornby.
Great Britain
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Blisterless on the road to Santiago
06.06.2008 21:11
telegraph.co.uk
Last year 100,000 people walked to Santiago de Compostela, the pilgrimage shrine in north-west Spain. Sometimes it seems most of them have written a book about it, says Christopher Howse.
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Newspeak won't save the countryside
06.06.2008 21:11
telegraph.co.uk
Vicki Woods is unconvinced by burbling claims that the rural economy in England could be doubled.
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The Blasted Edward Heath
06.06.2008 21:11
telegraph.co.uk
A few weeks ago, Craig Brown wrote about Sir Edward Heath's talent to abuse, and since then, many kind people have been pointing him in the direction of further examples.
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