Founder Message

UnitedPeople (UP) was founded after consistently finding people from all over Ireland, looking for better in from our political arena. There continues to be a constant, increasing call for better representation, transparency and accountability.

The old parties of Ireland, besides lots of PR talk, create little follow-up action. This is simply not good enough. In a fast moving world where millions of Euro can be lost in minutes, slow or no accountability does not ‘cut it’ with an increasing number of the public.

Old parties have lost their moral compass, changing policy directions - sometimes monthly - just to suit whatever way ‘the wind is blowing’ for the sake of vote grabbing rather than sticking by foundation principles.

At times, they have even left their own core members confused to where they stand on a matter. The public has been then left even more frustrated by it all. After I discovered a pre-existing process called Participatory Democracy, I again looked around at the old established political parties.

I still saw their unwillingness to change and unwilling to genuinely hold their own poor elected party representatives accountable. The few that were held to minor account, still managed to wander off with massive pensions for life including perks and additional bonuses. Others that frankly, should be behind bars, still escape being held to account.

Why?

Many suspect that political parties are afraid to tackle such individuals due to the recognised 'rotten few' knowing too much about the rest who could be also involved in other quiet, similar off camera antics!

I got tired of it all very fast - as did many others across Ireland. If such poor elected was not willing to what was right, then such matters I concluded, must be taken back to the people, for they to instigate the accountability that is needed and for positive change to be created.

The final straw that really re-lit my once youthful enthusiasm, was when consecutive poor governments not only financially struck out at an unwell brother, my wife and I repeatedly, but at our children also. They too with poor elected representation became additional targets for exploitation. Even more suffering, was inflicted upon them through more poor government actions.

Instead of just constantly waiting for someone else to try do something, I decided with similar thinking others, to take up the challenge, for creating greater improvements in the country we all love.

I founded UnitedPeople in order to create a more true democratic party (using Participatory Democracy) that was willing to be greater honest, open, use the best of left, center and right-wing thinking, to be a party that has no years or decades of corruption, nepotism or cronyism etc. I wanted to create a fresh choice for Ireland people that they could choose not because it was the least one hated on a ballot paper - but the one they really might have enthusiasm for. I wanted to create a new positive direction for Ireland through UnitedPeople. It's very clear that citizens want greater, faster ability to peacefully see off those acting in bad representative light.

With Participatory Democracy, I believe (as other nations has shown already) in Ireland this could be made possible. Given the still continuing acts of political greed, nepotism, cronyism, and much more from the usual political old parties, it cannot happen quick enough.

I am proud to say that many people have joined myself, in the task of trying to improve matters through UnitedPeople. They are not just doing it for themselves but for future generations to come. The poor political parties from the past have to be reined in as to their undemocratic and poor representations.

UnitedPeople is now attempting to improve the ways which Ireland can be better governed and I hope you will give it your support along with its endeavors.