This episode sees Michael Dwyer and Gary Kavanagh discuss the Irish whip system and how it impacts on Irish politics, and the yellow vest protests in France, asking if Ireland could see something similar.
11:45 - Why are we talking about this?
14:00 - Does Ireland have a 1,2 or 3 line whip system?
15:05 - Mega-seats and why TDs don't dissent
20:20 - Free votes
22:40 - The black book
25:10 - Leo's defence of the whip system
31:05 - Power without purpose / politics without a moral core
35:30 - Alan Shatter and matters of conscience
40:50 - Should the system be changed?
42:15 - Amendments to the abortion bill
44:30 - The Great Famine 2.0
51:50 - The Irish media and the need to be morally superior
56:15- Macron and his sniper teams
1:01:15 - Could these protests happen in Ireland?
1:05:40 - The great thing about democracy is you get the government you deserve