Wish I had a vote on Lisbon

Living as I currently do in Dublin, I see the Lisbon Treaty referendum happening all around me. I am a British citizen, so I have no vote. Quite right, citizens of other nations shouldn’t have a say on the constitution of Ireland. But, listening to the Marian...

A hundred years ago…

Yesterday nábídána said that the best way to approach the story on compensation for ex-service personnel would not be to take them to court.  Quoting from yesterday’s blog post: More recently, this bizarre story about seeking to appeal compensation payments for...