when it comes to the carbon tax, progressives in Ireland do not care so much about the impact on the poor
The whole point of the carbon tax in theory is that it shifts behaviour – that it is a “nudge” in the right direction. But in reality, it does not do that, because investing in the ability to use alternative fuels is beyond the average household.
Put figures like these together with the impact of shuttering various health screening services for months at a time, and there is a reasonable case to be made that lockdown may have cost – or at minimum, ruined – many more lives than it saved.
“An apology and clarification from RTÉ is much needed for the Polish community”: Anna Sochańska, Polish Ambassador to Ireland
100% redress, Donegal Protestors march on Dublin Streets, Dublin, 8th October 2021
the message is not a cruel or a harsh one: It might be said to be a Catholic message, in fact, and a mild rebuke, whether intended or not, to Martin Luther. Salvation does not come, on Crockett Island, through faith alone. Faith alone is not enough.
In Ireland, we demand total conformity with whatever the pieties of the day might be, and then re-define those pieties as tolerance and compassion.
If the Government had any decency, it would resign in disgrace.
The TD blasted the HSE for” wasting money on its new-found role as a ministry of truth.”
Trying to raid the super-rich for tax is a fool’s errand
In 2008, when the last great disaster befell us, there was a moment of post-fall clarity. “Yes”, the media said, “too many dissenters were shouted down. There was a Groupthink problem. It should never happen again”.
Michael Healy-Rae has slammed the government on energy prices, claiming that politicians have “lost touch” with the people. The comments were made yesterday during a Dáil debate on soaring fuel prices. “Financial hardship and pain” The Independent TD for Kerry claimed that the government’s energy policy has caused “a lot of financial hardship and pain” […]