Generation Yes have produced a fantastic youtube video giving a few practical reasons to vote yes on the Lisbon Treaty. This video gives a few reasons in the area of Crime, especially in the area of human trafficking and drug smuggling. Related articles by Zemanta Lisbon Round-Up: Greens Say Yes and No Side Lies (stephenspillane.com) Generation Yes – Cork (stephenspillane.com)
Image by arellis49 via Flickr As I mentioned in my Monday’s link post I have more to say on EU Jargon. I am going to try and give up using it and tla‘s (three letter acronyms) for the duration of the Lisbon Treaty Campaign on the blog. Why? Cause it explains nothing! Only people in the know understand the terminology and the acronyms, which won’t work with the people who I am trying to convince who have no ideas...
Image by The Workers’ Party of Ireland via Flickr In a change of heart from the last referendum on the Treaty of Lisbon, the Green Party narrowly agreed to back the treaty at its convention last Saturday. There was plenty of blog coverage. Here are some to check out: CorkPolitics, IrishElection and Jim on Blogactiv. Fair play to the Greens and I look forward to seeing them on the canvass. Labour launched there Yes campiagn good and early which...
Are you passionate about Europe? Do you want to see the Lisbon Treaty passsed in October? Are you willing to get involved in a youth campaign to get it passed? If you answer “Yes” to these three questions and are living in the Cork Area, you might want to get involved with Generation Yes. Generation Yes is currently being organised in Cork (by me and others) and if you ant to get involved please either email me: Stephen@stephenspillane.com or...
Kathy Sinnott (Ind/Dem) is no longer an MEP! Results from the Count Centre in Cork show that Senator Alan Kelly of Labour has beaten Sinnott on the final count for the final seat in Ireland South. It was a mixed day in Cork with at one point looking like Toireasa Ferris of Sinn Fein was in a shout of the last the seat, but she failed to attracted enough transfers and Sinnott leap frogged past her. It was then...
Part two of my review of year. This time covering from April to June. Part one is here if you missed it. AprilApril saw my sister visiting in me Germany and me facing a domestic God test. On this blog Lisbon, Eurovision and the UK Locals dominated as well as a few recurring themes. German Blog# Bye Sis!My sister visits me# Good Parenting Skills?The boys test my patience# When the language barrier gets annoyingA reason to learn German# Domestic...
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