Although the sentiment for change politically has become almost hackneyed at this stage, it is crucial to remember that Friday’s election marks a genuinely historic stage in the politicl development of the Irish nation. FF are at an historic low in the polls and the Irish left currently enjoys such urban support that the political establishment is becoming almost paroxysmic in its reactionism.
A vote for Bryce Evans represents a vote for a youthful, conscientious voice at city councl level. These days councillors are frequently overrun by the dictates of city managers, their capacity to speak out stymied by the need to conform to the party line. Bryce Evans has been campaigning longer and harder than any other candidate for the protection of frontline public services in the Pembroke-Rathmines area. The political game can be exhilarating and it can be exhausting. What really matters, however, are priorities like access to public transport, cancer treatment services and the provision of education.
Evans is an honest and independent left wing voice for environment and ordinary working people. Other independent options in the area represent a peculiar blend of southside chauvinism and charlatanism. Only a number 1 vote for Bryce Evans will propel a radical young voice on to Dublin city council.
