Funnily enough I am a massive Eddie Izzard fan even though I disagree completely with him on most political issues. I think he is one of the most talented and original comics of our generation. Still… (View Post)

No the breakdown of power sharing in Northern Ireland is a feature of the Good Friday Agreement. Just as it was in 2000, 2001 (twice), 2001 - 2007, 2008 and 2017 - 2020. None of that was due to Brexi… (View Post)

And that is the problem with coalitions. They allow the parties to decide what they think is best, even when it contradicts what they promised to get elected and then they blame the need to produce a… (View Post)

33 years ago I was lying out on a sand dune in the middle of the Rub' al Khali, 3 days drive from the nearest road, staring up at a sky so dense with stars it was difficult to pick out the const… (View Post)

The reason they have not come up with a solution is that their ideology and that of their supporters means they only try to deal with one half of the issue which is the (failing) dam. They have not e… (View Post)