To the delight of absolutely nobody, Ireland’s carbon tax is increasing yet again tomorrow, and we will all soon experience the joy of our regularly scheduled punishment beating disguised as environmental virtue.
For more than a decade, this relentless tax has been an annual reminder that Irish politicians prefer empty activity and pointless but principled gestures over practical solutions. It’s another proof that our leadership class will gladly cripple your family financially with measures that don’t save a single polar bear, but which will make your granny’s living-room feel like the North Pole.
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