Ukraine and Russia can both still achieve peace on honourable terms. It’s about time that the west firmly nudged them towards the negotiating table.
‘Progressive club’?
Public spending
This is not an especially radical proposal – outside of the constitutional change necessary to enact it – but it would, I feel, make an enormous difference to the attitude to public money that is too often pervasive across Ireland’s public sector.
That’s two of the media’s top two topics – Gaza and RTE – barely registering with the electorate at all, while the voters care about things that have been shunted significantly down the news agenda.
International allies
The lack of any real reform to RTE in the months since the Tubridy payment scandal has been obvious, and once again blame for that should fall at the feet of the Chairwoman of the Board.
As of now, the “Yes” side is in a very strong position, and it’s incumbent on the “No” side to think carefully about how to reverse that in the time remaining.
Does anyone believe it anymore?
Beidh lá na bhFilí arís againn.
Late Late
THADE ANDY asks so what exactly is Sinn Féin nowadays?