“I arrived late at City West this evening, as is my wont, but still caught most of the plenary session where Cowen defended the policy of local election candidates being selected by HQ. In fact, he managed to come down equally on both sides of that argument, saying he had ‘no problem’ with the motion objecting to the new selection process. Earlier, Batt O’Keeffe had a sit down with Ógra about college fees. I’m told he gave off the impression that the debate on their reintroduction is closed: they’re back. The only thing left to be decided is how to implement them: loans, graduate tax …” (more)
[Yellow Roman Candles, 28 February]