If the Taoiseach was the stuff of grand gesture, Paul Murphy’s new group — it’s not a party — Rise is taking the systemic approach of eco-socialism. Until Murphy’s démarche, the three Solidarity TDs were all members of the Socialist Party. The Socialist Party, unlike People Before Profit, rejected Right2Change as a common platform at the last election. Neither of the two Solidarity councillors, who are also Socialist Party members in his constituency, have departed with Murphy. And Solidarity, and the Socialist Party within it, have a fundamental decision to make before the next election.

Source: Irish Examiner October 01, 2019 23:03 UTC