So, what's your position on the Northern Ireland Parades Commission? It should be disbanded and everyone should be allowed to walk peacefully and play music in the street wherever and whenever they l… (View Post)

It reminds me of the stuff that the very online libertarians used to spout when I was a teenager. Somaliland used to be their thing. No government! Zero taxes! No authority save for contracts entered… (View Post)

The move from accrual to cash accounting in the late 60s under Barbara Castle might also be a good one to consider. You can understand why the change was made - the previous 20 years had been such a … (View Post)

Railways in Ireland (this was pre-partition, remember) were built and operated on the same model as the pre-grouping railways in GB - indeed, Irish sister companies of the Midland Railway and GNR wer… (View Post)

It works pretty well in Visual Studio Code - most useful for boilerplating, writing tests etc. When a team switches it off because they're working for a client that doesn't allow AI tooling, the drop… (View Post)