Well, the first Dail was elected in 1918, when Ireland was still part of the UK, and so it used the electoral system of the hated oppressors. And similarly for the election of the second Dail, under … (View Post)

On this point, Ireland uses STV and will elect 174 TDs from 43 constituencies at the next election, an average of just over 4 TDs per constituency, ranging from 3 to 5. Because there is one TD per 30… (View Post)

In 2021 the average age of mothers was 30.9 years, and of fathers 33.7 years, so a generation length is currently 32.3 years. That would place the next AV referendum in 2043. The Scottish IndyRef was… (View Post)

I generally agree with most of your post (which I've deleted to shorten the quote), but this is PB, so instead I'm going to take issue with just one small part of it. Obviously if you look … (View Post)

This is one reason why I think providing Ukraine with as much support as required to achieve victory is of such importance. A victory for democracy against the Russian totalitarian dictatorship would… (View Post)