Once more they’re on about quotas. This time around they want to force political parties to fill 40% of their nominations with women, migrants, and people from ethnic minorities. Jesus wept! It was bad enough forcing women onto the ballot … Continue reading →
We are to have a presidential election here in a few months. Our current Pres Michael D Higgins – affectionately called “The Hobbit” on account of his somewhat vertically challenged stature – has done a good job for the last … Continue reading →
It’s looking like there may be an election here in the not too distant future. I won’t be voting. I haven’t really been following the story, but I gather it goes something like this – A whistle-blower in the police … Continue reading →
There is a crowd out there calling themselves Avaaz. They seem to claim to be the voice of the new generation – the sheeple – the Twitter Gang – the mob who are so easily led. They spend their time … Continue reading →
I have to laugh. First we had Brexit. The Establishment sat back in the sure and certain knowledge that the impossible could never happen. “We know what is right” they proclaimed “and the plebs wouldn’t dare vote against us”. But … Continue reading →
I have said before [many times] that I am so glad that I was born when I was. I have lived through relatively peaceful times, though I could have done without the Cold War, and have seen the amazing advances … Continue reading →
We live in interesting times. Well, it's certainly going to be interesting for the next couple of days. I won't be putting any money on the result of the referendum in the UK – I'd only do that if I … Continue reading →
It's over six weeks since we had that election. We haven't had a gubmint since and things are running very smoothly, thanks very much. It's an interesting situation – two big parties both with almost the same number of seats, … Continue reading →
I cast my vote yesterday. Early in the day I heard that that Cameron fella in the UK was backing Dame Enda, which was a bit strange as I didn't think that UK Prime Ministers had a vote here. It … Continue reading →
I watched the third [and last] "leaders debates" last night. It was the usual headache inducing cacophony of accusations, interruptions and blaming everyone else for the mess we're in. I had the germs of a change of mind though. Having … Continue reading →
