System is broken
Joy unconfined in the Western media yesterday as China announced that, contrary to western critics who say that the country is entirely self-interested and will never do anything substantive on Climate, they would actually make a big move to save the planet. Starting soon, the country announced, it will no longer fund coal-fired power plants…….. […]
The Green Party believe that the world is facing an existential crisis because people are burning too many fossil fuels. In order to save the world, they say, we must (their words) “keep it in the ground”. They want us to use less energy and electricity. They want us to become “more efficient”. In the […]
Wuhan is described as the “world’s largest coronavirus reservoir”…
Contemporary euthanasia is an updated version of early 20th century eugenics
Ban on peat harvesting in Ireland
This week, Australian construction workers rallied against mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations mandate in Victoria – and the clash was mostly against trade unions the protesters are saying have sold them out. Hundreds of construction workers, known as traddies, gathered at the offices of the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) offices in Melbourne demanding […]
If you earn €34,302 in Ireland, then every single extra euro you earn after that will be taxed at a marginal rate of 52%. Once you earn that much, the Government feels entitled to take more than half of every extra euro you earn. In the UK, a person earning £34,302stg would pay an income […]
There’s Leo Varadkar, promising the public solemnly that there will be no electricity blackouts this winter. So, you all know what to do: Stop reading this, and go stock up on candles. And lighters.
Some mothers look upon their children as mistakes and burdens. Why?
What do you call a country that shuts down two of its power stations for ideological reasons, and then has to scramble to avoid the risks of electricity blackouts during the winter? If you do not know the answer to that, let me tell you: Stupid. A Stupid country does that. And it is exactly […]
A remarkable reflection, this story, of just how toxic the Trans rights debate (if it can truly be called a debate) has become in the United Kingdom, and how toxic it is slowly becoming here in Ireland. Rosie Duffield is the Labour MP for Canterbury, in Kent. Until now, she’s mostly been famous for winning […]