1.0Councillor Dermot Laceyhttp://dermotlacey.ie/blogWebmasterhttp://dermotlacey.ie/blog/author/keith/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="6GQ8wWuFGF"><a href="http://dermotlacey.ie/blog/2009/10/political-reform-welcome-if-press-release/">Political Reform Welcome…if – Press Release</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="http://dermotlacey.ie/blog/2009/10/political-reform-welcome-if-press-release/embed/#?secret=6GQ8wWuFGF" width="600" height="338" title="“Political Reform Welcome…if – Press Release” — Councillor Dermot Lacey" data-secret="6GQ8wWuFGF" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=http://dermotlacey.ie/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> “No doubt, the weekend pronouncements from Enda Kenny and Noel Dempsey on political reform will be welcomed by the usual chattering classes that dominate the Irish media. However, the simple fact is, that there is little point in aiming to reform our National Political structures if we do not first reform Local Government. Lack of […]