My impression of the way in which Ireland has developed its economy is that they see international investment by firms seeking to export as linchpin businesses that support the health of the economy … (View Post)

The way I think about it is that I self-identify as a good man that women are safe to be around, but how are women to know that they can take me at my word? They can only do so after I have proven my… (View Post)

That is one possibility. Perhaps in the 60s the proponents of change were more willing to compromise, to accommodate contrary opinion, so that the minority opposed on fundamental grounds were willing… (View Post)

Makes me wonder why the private members bill allowing abortion wasn't talked out by the Lords in the 60s. Presumably there were some anti-abortion Lords at the time, and it was a similar sort of… (View Post)

I wonder what a comparison between Ireland and the UK in terms of pharmaceutical employment/exports/investment pre and post Brexit would show? I get the impression that the pharmaceutical industry wa… (View Post)