Respect
You may wonder why I refer to our illustrious rulers as the "gubmint"? it is quite simple really. I hold them in such deep contempt that to use the word "government" is to afford them a level of respect which … Continue reading →
Tag Archives: tax
Stepping stones and gateways
Last night, Twitter pointed me in the direction of an interesting article. A sharp decline in the number of smokers using an NHS support programme to help them quit has been linked to the rise in popularity of e-cigarettes. Well, … Continue reading →
The poor subsidising the rich
Free GP care for over-70s. Isn't that a wonderful idea? Isn't Ireland such a wonderful place that anyone under 6 and over 70 now has full access to a GP for free? No it fucking isn't! It is a fucking … Continue reading →
The pot calling the kettle black
An item caught my eye the other day. Authorities fume: 25% of cigarettes smuggled into Republic Now I can't understand why the "authorities" are fuming over this. Dame Enda is constantly telling us that the backbone of the country's economy … Continue reading →
Where failure is a resounding success
I have been following the saga of Irish Water with what you might call disinterested interest. As it lurches from crisis to crisis, all the time tripping over its own incompetence it was become one of the greatest car-crash ventures … Continue reading →
How sweet of them to care
Adults and children should be instructed by the Government to halve the amount of sugar they consume and eat almost twice as much pasta, potato and other fibrous foods, an official report is expected to say this week. I don't … Continue reading →
The healthiest county in Ireland
Yesterday I browsed through the Draft Wicklow Development Plan. Basically what this is about is that Wicklow announce that they want to build housing everywhere for some imaginary massive jump in the population and the people submit reasons why they … Continue reading →
Grinding my teeth
I watched a bit of television last night. Vincent Brown has this programme he calls "The People's Debate" on every week where a panel of would-be politicians set out their stalls for the next election. Last night they were in … Continue reading →
A free lunch
Governments are renowned for coming up with harebrained schemes. Our lot have surpassed themselves. "Let's give free medical care to all children in the state who are under six." While on my wee break Down Wesht, I happened to see … Continue reading →
Everything is fine
I used to have a despicable little shit of a bank manager. This was back in the early Eighties when I had a massive mortgage and money was tight. Despite having a full time job and an owner-occupied house the … Continue reading →
