Unless this problem magically disappears all by itself, then politicians – and we, the public – are in line for a whole world of pain
But the bottom line, at this stage, is that Irish coverage of Boris Johnson has grown demented.
Since 2016, in fact, increases in rent in RPZs has been limited to 4% per year, or the rate of inflation.
And it is not only morally wrong: It is also economically illiterate
A party of the people? No more.
The image of an elderly man crawling on hands and knees to find help, his shoelaces tied together in an act of horrible cruelty, should have us determined to change something.
For example, it would be unthinkable that the new dress code for the Gardai would be extended to the judiciary.
Ireland suffers from a cost of living crisis because fundamentally it suffers from a supply crisis:
At present, Ireland is on course for a disastrous pensions reckoning
Government policy in almost every area of Irish life is driving prices through the roof.
An obsession with transposing the prejudices of American progressives into Irish culture, whether those prejudices fit or not.
This is not going to work, though, for a number of reasons, despite the bizarre enduring popularity of NPHET during the pandemic.