A 'movement' for a 'new republic'

[Statsman]

It was the catchphrase of the count results, but what do you take it to mean, because I'm fecked if I can make any sense of it. It strikes me as just a nice woolly 'yes, we can' bit of fluff that appealed to the youth who supported CC's campaign, and I don't mean voted for, but went door to door and online doing the hard yards to get her home.

However, I wonder how long that wave of enthusiasm will last when they discover that, as a result of electing CC:

• Not one single house has been built.

• Not one single hospital bed has become available.

• We haven't become a nation of Gaelgeoirs.

• Not a single extra cent has been allocated to the Gaeltacht areas.

• Gaza is still a mess and Israel still has the unwavering support of the USA.

• The government are still the government.

• Bunreacht is still the constitution.

And so on.

In fact, the only way 'a new republic' can come into existence is a successful Border Poll, and that remains in the gift of London, and always will. So, how long can the parties of the Left continue to milk their grand slogan? As a left-leaning voter I'm afraid I'm not convinced, but then again I prefer hard policy to fluffy aspiration.

[Gatsbygirl]

It was the catchphrase of the count results, but what do you take it to mean, because I'm fecked if I can make any sense of it. It strikes me as just a nice woolly 'yes, we can' bit of fluff that appealed to the youth who supported CC's campaign, and I don't mean voted for, but went door to door and online doing the hard yards to get her home.

However, I wonder how long that wave of enthusiasm will last

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