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The news is that the US has stopped providing ammunition and other supplies to Ukraine, but now we're talking about Ireland instead, which is no more of an issue today than it was yesterday. The news… (View Post)

Inequality makes all of our other political disputes that much more consequential. If you imagine a much more equal Britain, then the question of whether to pay for healthcare via general taxation or… (View Post)

I've been impressed by how much Denmark has done to assist Ukraine. Denmark has a population of 5.9 million and a GDP of ~$400bn Ireland has a population of 5.1 million and a GDP of ~$550bn (albeit d… (View Post)

Tourist figures for year to date to Ireland were in the news here recently. Down overall, but a big drop in British and European tourists offset by an increase in North Americans. Here it is. NA +11%… (View Post)

The fatal accident rate for helicopters is, apparently, 0.73 per 100,000 flight hours. How many royal-flight-hours per day do we reckon? 1.5, maybe? That would give us a mean interval between royal h… (View Post)