Spinning Democracy - Rossport and elsewhere

Tue, 10 Oct 2006 10:27:01 +0000
Media, Rossport, Culture, National, Newspaper, Analysis, Mark Malone

The Irish government’s explicit support for Shell’s proposed development in Rossport, against the demands and wishes of a large proportion of the locally affected community, exemplifies not only the highly organised and funded public relation strategy that Shell and its partners have used. It also highlights the massive democratic deficit in this country. In a broader sense corporate Public Relations, and it’s close links to government, is perhaps one of the most potent factors in curtailing meaningful democracy.