Brussels and leadership election
I’m on the way back from a meeting with Commissioner Dimas in Brussels. I asked for the meeting following my examination of infringement proceedings against Ireland. It’s serious. We could well be facing fines for years of neglect of EU directives. I have to turn this around in a very short space of time.
I had hoped to use this weekend to canvass for the leadership. Unfortunately, I’ve discovered that many members have voted already. In most cases they have voted for Patricia thinking that I had it in the bag. It’s called safe seat syndrome and I know all about it from the General Election. Unless I can get those who have not bothered to vote yet to vote for me, Patricia will be Green Party leader on Tuesday next.
July 17th, 2007 at 3:02 pm
I didn’t have a vote, because I’m not quite a party member for the whole six months. I really hope you get it, John. Best of luck.
July 18th, 2007 at 8:42 am
John, congratulations on winning the leadership.
Your family photograph in todays edition of The Irish Times (Jul 18) is one of the nicest such photographs I have ever seen. The joy and excitement that is so evident will inspire and strengthen you to be a great leader of The Greens and to fulfil your ambitions in government.