2024 - two years after the Russian invasion of Ukraine precipitated an inflation crisis - was a year where every incumbent government lost re-election, with the sole exception of the FF-FG coalition … (View Post)

Why would you want to copy the Irish Senate? It's a powerless body whose only function is to be somewhere to park failed politicians until they have another go at being elected. (View Post)

The oil price seems to be in a weird situation. If it looks like the war will drag on, it goes higher, which scares Trump into saying the war is nearly over, which drives the oil price down, which gi… (View Post)

Given the money that also needs to be found to spend on the Justice system, on critical national infrastructure (e.g. energy and transport), and doubtless other things, and the already precarious sta… (View Post)

It's because Britain is trying to do more than it is willing to spend. So there are two aircraft carriers which soaks up huge amounts of money and manpower. There are foreign bases all over the … (View Post)