Maybe. I find people being miserable all the time dreary, tiring and not productive. I'm not saying we should all be happy, clappy, but there's a lot to be said for making the best of the s… (View Post)

Winter Fuel Allowance is a nonsense but I don't think U Turns, or scrapping policies that aren't working out, are bad in principle. Governments have two possible explanations: (1) The circu… (View Post)

Oh I agree. The reinstated WFA does essentially nothing to improve pensioner poverty. The one not-bad-thing I suppose is it will cost a relatively small amount of money in the scheme of things. Rache… (View Post)

Agree. Build gas power stations as cheaply as possible and use them as little as is necessary. I would even accept coal for this purpose (easy to store) (View Post)

Not sure about this. I would say it's the Alliance position taken to its logical and possibly unviable conclusion. It's a recognition that Northern Ireland is its own place with its own his… (View Post)