Attendance Will Decide ‘Eviction Ban’ Vote Since its election and formation in 2020, the Irish Government of Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, and the Green Party, have been pretty comfortable in the knowledge that with some compromise within their own ranks, their legislation will pass through the Dáil. With the reliable support coming from the Independent benches, their slim majority is usually not questioned. However today we will see that majority reliant upon attendance, rather than political dealings. At least one Green Party TD will be jumping ship for this vote, the ever outspoken, rarely defiant, Neasa Hourigan. Independents that can be persuaded with the occasional post office or community centre in their constituencies, and have previous ties with either FF or FG, now seem to be hesitant when it comes to aligning themselves with the two, and some have said that they will be voting against them. This particular issue, the ending of the eviction ban, has become toxic in the
Sturgeon May Have Jumped Before She Was Pushed For almost a decade Nicola Sturgeon had led her party, the SNP, and the Scottish Parliament, but today she has announced her resignation. It has come to a shock to most, considering the SNP’s dominance in Scotland, but tougher times were ahead for her and her party. It is admirable of her to stand down for the sake of her party, as she told the media, but why exactly did she feel the need to have the SNP select a new leader? For the last few months the Labour surge has arrived north of the border, and it has been at the expense of the SNP, though they should comfortably retain their political prominence in the next Westminster election next year, and the Scottish election in 2026. However, their dominance will be dented if polling is anything to go by. Go back a year or so, and both Labour and the Conservatives were hovering around the 20% mark, often in the high teens; while the SNP saw many polls where they exceeded 50% support. Now in