www.fisnua.com

More details are emerging about Fis Nua. The following is from Murra (the main driving force behind Fis Nua) on politicalworld.org;

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Hi all,

I'm back from a few well earned days away - glad to see you missed me!

You will of course have looked at the link by now www.fisnua.com (Its Fis Nua, without the 'An'). The site is still under construction of course, so please give it some more time.

At the weekend meeting, there was a LOT of discussion about the structure of the new organisation -whether it was to be a new party or a federation - there were pro's and con's for both. It was decided in the end that it is a Federation WITH a political structure - ie, an alliance of groups who will sign up to a common set of principles, policies, rules & procedures. Each member, group or organisation will apply to join by submitting their own constitution for the approval of the other member groups. There will be no leadership - the members will select their own candidates from their own constituency areas. The names of participating groups will be listed under the banner.

Part of the manifesto is up on the site, but there's more work to be done, and invitations are sought from individuals, groups or organisations who wish to become involved.

And yes, there were many 'old green's' there - ex Green Party members who quit the Green Party because they too were let down. This is not to say that there is anything wrong with the Global Green movement and we were encouraged by Derek Wall from the Green Left of the Green Party of England and Wales. There were also other 'new' people there. (I didn't see you there Ah Well?)

I appreciate, of course, that there will be plenty of 'knockers' - that's Ireland for ya. But hey - somebody's gotta try, right?
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I'd like to wish Fis Nua the best of luck with what they are trying to achieve. New thinking and new politics are needed more than ever in this country, and hopefully Fis Nua will go some way towards achieving this.