Irish Sovereignty: A brief treatise.

The striking thing about the Irish Sovereignty arguments re: the bailout is how non-sovereign and dependent Ireland has been since the beginning of the twentieth century. First, between 1900 and 3 May 1921, Ireland was under British administration; clearly not...

Poppy

As usual at this time of year, the strangled scream of one more fool arguing in favour of not wearing a poppy for remembrance day can be heard, faintly filling the end of a slow news day, usually on Channel 4. That some people decide not to wear a poppy is fine....