The End of an Éire
I received an email from Pete over at News Truth the other day. Thanks, Pete. It contained a link to a video that he thought might be of interest to me. Now I have a confession to make about videos. … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Fiscal Treaty
Sending signals
It would be funny if it weren’t so serious. For five years now we have been paying out billions to gamblers. It is money that we don’t have and don’t even owe, but we are told time and time again … Continue reading →
Voting for a Quisling
As far as I remember, I have voted in every election and referendum in the last forty or so years. Yesterday I probably cast my last vote. There is no point any more. Europe dictates our legal system. Now it … Continue reading →
Stockholm Syndrome
I am glad I am the age that I am. My allotted journey is closer to the end than the start. In my time I have watched this country pull itself up by its bootlaces into a thriving nation. And … Continue reading →
The Fiscal Treaty Fiasco
In a week’s time we go to the polls in our referendum. As usual the campaign has been a complete mess leaving the majority of people in total confusion. To my mind, the treaty is quite simple. We have two … Continue reading →
Putting the fear of God
Jayzus but I had to laugh yesterday. Our little pipsqueak of a finance Minister [Noonan – the one who always sounds as if he is issuing a summons] has told the Greeks to get their act together and form a … Continue reading →
Answers on a postcard please
I have a couple of questions about this damned treaty we have to vote on. Question One. This treaty is supposed to provide stability to, and confidence in the Euro as a currency. The contents of the treaty are there … Continue reading →
Simplifying obfuscation
I have been giving this Fiscal Treaty thing some thought during the week. Of course you all assume I will just vote No because of my anti EU/Euro stance in the past, but that isn’t necessarily so. I generally vote … Continue reading →
Blackmail and threats
The campaign for the fistful treaty is a mere one day old, and already the gubmint are resorting to threats and blackmail. That slimy little slap-head Noonan has stated categorically that if we vote No he is going to hammer … Continue reading →
My own personal troika
Let me tell you a story. Back at the beginning of the 80s, there was a wee recession here. At the time, I was in full time employment but we had just moved house and I had a missus, a … Continue reading →
