#AE17 Platform: People have moved on and their politicians need to move with them.
Clare Bailey is the Deputy Leader of the Green Party and a candidate for South Belfast I’ve been struck by the ramping up of regressive rhetoric since the traditional parties “launched” their election campaigns. The Irish language, soldiers in the dock, orange halls and border patrols. I became interested and active in politics as a mature student at Queens in my late thirties. I was so proud when I went to vote with my two children for the first time. I was optimistic about their future in our …