The Irish Election Literature Blog… January 22, 2010
Posted by WorldbyStorm in Irish Politics, The Left.trackback
As AK notes, and as ever many thanks,
..anyhow this week for you there’s material from the Left, material attacking the Left and two unusual ones also.
From The Left…..
I’m sure this one will be of particular interest to yourself .
Tony Gregorys 1991 Local Elections Manifesto
Eamonn O’Liatháin of The Workers Party from the 1987 General Election in Dublin South
Attacking the Left….
“Left-Wing Government? NO thanks!” from the PDs in 2007
“They will tax the roof over your head” -A Fine Gael Anti Property Tax leaflet from 1994.
The irony being that the introduction of a Property Tax was one of the sticks the Right regularly tried to scare the middle classes away from the Left with…
Then we have the unusual…
The Tories spent a fortune in getting their ‘Tree’ logo….. which was inspired by…?
and for many the highlight of the week, a selection of posters from the 1948 General Election, the first of which is brilliantly defaced.
I’ve just added a Leaflet I got sent from the 1954 General Election.
Would anyone happen to know what party issued it?
http://irishelectionliterature.wordpress.com/2010/01/22/leaflet-from-the-1954-general-election/
!954 leaflet. There seems to have been a huge leap in inflation.