The Social Democrats thread

[Orchard thief]

Some laugh when Holly loses her seat.

I’m sure one of the resident knobbers on here (hiya @jimmym) would find her a place to sit.

 

[Hank Scorpio]

I’m sure one of the resident knobbers on here (hiya @jimmym) would find her a place to sit.

Reported for VILE misogyny.


(Is there any other kind?)

 

[TonyCork80]

You think? She would have to treble at least their vote there which would also need an extra 2% on current nationwide polling numbers.

Yeah she’d hoover up the old labour vote in the city, a fair bit of the the sean Sherlock vote and I’d say SF will get another one and help her squeeze out Mick Barry. CNC is 5-seats next time isn’t it?

 

[TonyCork80]

In that hypothetical scenario where she’d beat mick Barry we would be replacing a Dub who thinks he’s a corkman with a Corkonian who acts like a Dub. Amazing scenes tbf.

 

[TheEarlofPearl]

Yeah she’d hoover up the old labour vote in the city, a fair bit of the the sean Sherlock vote and I’d say SF will get another one and help her squeeze out Mick Barry. CNC is 5-seats next time isn’t it?

Forgot about that. SF are running an absolute idiot to compliment to Tommy G so they will most likely get a second seat alrite.

 

[The Shakey Fridge]

 

[El Guapo]

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He was on drive time yesterday evening talking about it, he's piss poor on the radio i think. A different set of soundbites but soundbites nonetheless

But in fairness he basically said their proposal is a carbon copy of a similar initiative run in glasgow to great effect

https://archive.ph/2025.02.26-090043/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/would-scotland-s-solution-to-knife-crime-work-in-ireland-1.4676717

They were the murder capital of Europe and now at at 30 year low rate or something like that.

SDs plan as presented is to concentrate policing around flashpoint areas like hostels and to provide some mental illness support to try and get to the root.

When challanged that the govt had raised the sentence guidelines from 5 to 7 years for carrying a knife he said they might as well make it 10 or 20 for all it works and i agree with him there. Any "deterrent" effect doesn't work well on people strung out on drugs and living in poverty.

It all seemed reasonable to me to be honest.