Two lessons in politics and government from Ireland

Irlande, Nul Points First the mildly funny story.  It emerged this morning that since 2003, more than 18,000 people cases of serious road traffic offences have been brought to court in Ireland and convicted of.  Of those, it would appear that just over 700 of those...

Who Governs? May 2009

I started writing this in September, then someone stole the world economy.  So, almost a year since the last ‘Who Governs’, here’s the comprehensive story of what’s happening in the world: The Conservatives have an enormous lead in the polls,...