Labelling Leave voters racist bigots did not end “well” in Spring 2016. Neither did calling Trump supporters a basket of deplorables in September 2016. Now it is the turn of the French Gilets Jaunes, in [more…]
It might now be more than Act III, I am losing count of these pro-Brexit rallies, but we’re catching up fast with the French Gilets Jaunes ! Act III, if that is what it was, [more…]
We have got used to the suppression of news, to the non-reporting of pro-Brexit rallies and events. And we have got used to the fact that pro-Remain rallies, marches, and pronouncements are given prominence and [more…]
I know, I know, brandishing placards and waving flags is not going to change the world and produce a clean Brexit overnight! But one has to start somewhere and sometimes leave the keyboard behind to [more…]
In a previous GP article I tried to understand the forces at play in the Irish abortion campaign. What follows is a postscript. The final result was: 66.4% for Yes / Repeal the 8th Amendment [more…]
NB: “Ireland” in this article will refer to the Republic of Ireland (RoI, or Eire, as per its Constitution); may GPers in Northern Ireland forgive me for this shortcut. Ireland, the country that does not [more…]
I approach this review of a TV programme with a little trepidation as there will be GPers more qualified than me to critique it and provide historical context. I’d better read the forthcoming comments! I [more…]
According to the dictionaries, the word “uptick” means “a small increase or slight upward trend.” And it is an americanism. I could not find a definition in an online context, i.e. “uptick a comment”. That [more…]
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