Why our party whip system is undemocratic
The most basic democratic principle is the right to a free vote, so what is the point in voting in the Dáil every day if the outcome of the vote is always guaranteed? Eoghan Murphy reports.
In trying to identify the most meaningful way to reform our political system and parliament, we must seek out solutions that recognise human nature and adapt to it, rather than ignore it. ''Everything has changed,"
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