Irish Presidential Election Latest poll has: Connolly (Independent Left) 38% Humphreys (Fine Gale) 20% Gavin (Fianna Fail; withdrawn, but still on the ballot paper) 5% Don't Know 18% Won't Vote 12% S… (View Post)

We need to be able to close ourselves off to China, in a worst-case scenario. We need to do some work now so that we have that option in the future at a lower cost to ourselves in the future than if … (View Post)

I think primarily it is about mitigating risk. We found in 2022 that when we sanctioned Russia in response to their attempt to conquer the entirety of Ukraine, that we damaged ourselves with increase… (View Post)

I don't think it is unreasonable to suggest that China is less reliable, and more of a threat, than a US run by Trump, or a France run by Le Pen. I don't think it's useful to simply say - "they'… (View Post)

The 25% of Reform voters who say they are following the story very/fairly closely doesn't square with the normal image of Reform voters being disproportionately disengaged non-voters. Are Reform push… (View Post)