In all of this, you might note, the refugees themselves are an afterthought
With the departure of Richard Bruton, and his generation, we may well be entering an era of shorter political careers, more radical policy shifts, and more volatile elections.
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But not one he is accepting with perfect grace.
No consequences.
Extremely dangerous.
you’d be foolish to bet heavily against our current crop of Ministers, minus maybe the Greens, getting another go at this.
in a more relaxed setting, politicians were obviously and perhaps understandably more open to expressing, and considering, a wider range of views.
Accepting that Dublin City Council’s ultra left and liberal political culture may have played a role in creating today’s Dublin might be a useful starting point.
Staggering sums
Harmful
There are big questions, I think, to be asked of Ireland’s economic model and the kind of society it has produced.