Show Time or Substance by Noel Whelan

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Wednesday, 21 February 2007

Sometime over the next 12 months, Ireland will be going to the polls for the first time in five years to elect a new government. It is the one chance the public have to make their point in a telling way as to how they are governed.

It was a right that was won by the shedding of blood and at great sacrifice and it is the one right that saves us from anarchy or a police state. For Joe Soap, trying to fulfil his civic duty to the best of his and her ability, it is a time of tremendous confusion. Didn't he say last week that there were absolutely no resources to build that school? All of a sudden, after a count of the possible funds, we'll have a state of the art school before Christmas.

In this book subtitled ‘A Voter's Guide to the 2007 Election’, Noel Whelan goes a long way to dispel that confusion. Going beyond the standard political campaign rhetoric, he sets the context in which voters can assess the various electoral offerings. The policies of the main Irish parties in relation to topics such as healthcare, immigration, crime and public spending are analysed in detail as the electorate are armed with the tools to separate the spin from the substance.

For the intelligent voter, who wishes to fulfil his or her civic duty to the best of their ability, this book is most helpful and should definitely be consulted. Show Time or Substance by Noel Whelan is currently available online at www.kennys.ie for €14.95.

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