Sean_F

Economic growth *ought* to be reasonable, between now and 2029, simply because external shocks have kept it so anaemic, in the first half of the decade. The economy grew by 1%, between November and F… (View Post)

O/T the Canadian elections, oddly, the Conservatives' vote share would be enough to win, in normal circumstances, at c.39% on average. It's just, the circumstances are not normal, and the non-Conserv… (View Post)

I think the peak could be quite a high one, and I think their trajectory will be similar to that of Sinn Fein, in the last Irish Parliament. At one point, they had a very clear lead as the protest pa… (View Post)

People don’t know what they’ve got, till it’s gone. We have a marvellous ability, as a species, to foul our own nests. If democracy is replaced by autocracy, what we’ll get is both less freedom and a… (View Post)

@HYUFD Brian Cowen, the Irish Foreign Minister, was nicknamed, BIFFO ("Big Ignorant F*cker from Offaly"). He took it in good part, saying it stood for Big Intelligent Fellow From Offaly. (View Post)