Electronic voting: putting voters first

Posted: August 10th, 2003 | Author: jadearama | 8 Comments »

Electronic voting should be a hot issue in Ireland. It’s the core of our democracy, and the government wants to convert it to electonic form. But the government doesn’t seem to have fully considered whether it’s necessary or desirable, or whether there might be a better way to improve things.
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Value for Money in the legal system

Posted: August 6th, 2003 | Author: jadearama | 3 Comments »

It’s no secret that I think that the Irish legal system is a serious rip-off. There is no value for money. The fees are massive, the service is so-so, the speed of execution is abysmal and the value-for-money is close to non-existent. I’m involved in an ongoing discussion on the Irishlaw mailing list about the topic.
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