If Ireland faces a threat to its democracy it will be from the left

There is no ‘Them’ and ‘Us’ in a representative democracy. People’s power rests in their vote, writes Victoria White

If Ireland faces a threat to its democracy it will be from the left

IT’S ironic that People Before Profit are running a demonstration against new US president tomorrow because, just like Trump, PBP supports taking politics out of traditional democratic structures.

Donald Trump had never held elected office until he was elected to the highest office in the western world.

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