There is no reason, other than the weather, why Ireland couldn’t do this. The problem is that if you long-finger it, as Byrne would, it will never happen because it’s too daunting.
This has long been central to Simon Harris’s style of politics.
On the one hand, I’ll miss the Olympics – sports like wall climbing are great, for a few days. On the other hand, you’d probably get sick of them if they went on any longer.
Free speech has to extend to extend even to the dumbest slogans, otherwise it is not free at all.
When politicians do something, they’ve usually talked themselves into it using some kind of rationale.
Women across the country who feel unsafe or threatened by this situation transparently do not have the same access to the airwaves or the newsprint as Simon Harris does.
Progressives will have to win the argument – which is something they are not doing, at present.
Of the three non-English “home nations”, Wales stands out for being the one with almost no mainstream tradition of nationalism.
The difference with the last major recession, in 2008, is that there does not at present appear to be a systemic problem with the financial system.
The public may well share the concerns of those protesting on the specific issue of immigration, but on almost every other cultural touchstone the public is more aligned with the mainstream.
Also: Olympic scandal, the courts create a new right, and John alienates the readers, again.
A unified left, and a right that’s four cats in a bag, clawing at each other.