Irish voters, go gently into political reform
For the first time since the 1880s, electoral reform is a buzz throughout these islands. So far, I’d say, the case not made in either the UK or the Republic, where in both States it’s more a matter of a disconnect between the problems and the solutions. In the UK the perceived problem seems to be a too strong an executive elected by too few votes; in the Republic too strong an executive elected by too many for too long. …