THE Right2Change organisation has issued a ‘mock’ ballot paper for voters in Donegal today.
Right2Change is not a political party. It is not running candidates in the general election in Donegal and it does not support any political party or politician.
It says however it operates in reverse. Candidates in the general election will be supporting the Right2Change policies – this includes the end to water and home taxes and a free national health service.
Donegal politicians who have signed up to these principles include Gary Doherty, Pearse Doherty, Padraig Mac Lochlainn, Michael Mooney, Thomas Pringle and Frank McBrearty.
In a statement Right2Change said: “There is a very large democratic deficit that exists within Ireland, intensified by a media that says there is no alternative to the austerity agenda and the established political parties that have dominated government since independence.
“Those parties in government have left a legacy for all of us. We are now at the wrong end of the EU tables on all of the important areas: unemployment, underemployment, child poverty, food poverty, fuel poverty, excess winter mortality, homelessness, hospital waiting times, patients on trolleys, corruption, suicide, and the list goes on and on.
“But there is always an alternative and we believe another Ireland is possible!
“Right2Change is about closing the democratic deficit, upholding transparency and promoting a different vision for Ireland – one that’s not based on cronyism, corruption, speculation or greed and is instead based on the principles of equality, democracy and social justice.
“While the mainstream media will focus on personalities and hyperbole about political parties – in many cases dumbing down politics, confusing the electorate and holding economics aloft saying, “you cannot participate in this, it’s too complicated for you,” Right2Change will focus on policies and principles and encouraging political representatives to work together for the betterment of all citizens.”
The group added: “Exactly 100 years ago men and women on this island were preparing to battle one of the most powerful nations on earth in order to establish a sovereign Republic. They knew they would probably lose their lives, but they were prepared to make that sacrifice for all of us. We don’t have to face those terrifying consequences and we don’t even have to pick up arms. We simply have to write a number on a piece of paper and vote for individuals and parties that have committed to working together to achieve the egalitarian Republic we all deserve and are entitled to.”
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