EP 150 - Double Standards, a Military Union and the Rise of the Far Right
I4C Trouble with Daly and Wallace
English - November 24, 2023 12:10 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MBGovernment irish politics militarism afet antiwar envi ireland socialism brussels inta politics Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: EP 149 - Gaza and Cuba
This week Clare and Mick are back in Strasbourg for another plenary session. They call out the EU's hypocrisy and cynicism in commemorating the International Day on the Rights of the Child and the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women while refusing to call for a ceasefire in Gaza. Are Palestinian children and women less deserving of rights and safety? They also discuss a vote on changing the EU Treaties that would push the EU towards further militarisation, the same day the Irish government announces it plans to abolish the Triple Lock. Lastly, they talk about the rise of the far-right and what they think the reasons for their success are.