Dublin road deaths

Speed limits lowered to just 30kph (18mph) in Dublin city centre in order to “save lives”. Average road deaths in Dublin? Well, let’s see: the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) has revealed that the number of people killed in Dublin city dropped by 70 per cent between 1997 and 2007. Out of the EU 27, […]

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“Tsunami” of north African migrants

God damn it, you just can’t bomb a third world country without them all coming over here, can you? Much amusement here at forth towers reading the paranoid fears the love bombers who cheer-led Sarko and Cameron into war with Libya If you bomb someone’s country then letting them come and live in your is […]

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Haitian earthquake is punishment

Says right wing evangelical Christian Pat Robertson? So what’s new about that. More interestingly, liberals think it’s punishment too. Haitian earthquake is punishment Sun 17 Jan, 2010 Says right wing evangelical Christian Pat Robertson? So what’s new about that. More interestingly, liberals think it’s punishment too. Leathal Weapon star Danny Glover (isn’t that how these […]

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Ireland will survive climate change: Lovelock

But then we’ll have to deal with nasty immigrants! The horror! Normally a fan of Vincent Browne’s efforts, even though he did snub forth‘s editor in a service station, this piece of alarmism from Browne’s new web site Politco.ie is a bridge too far. Or perhaps a dyke too far. Sandbag? Apparently James Lovelock the […]

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