Over at Comment is Free I’ve noted some intial thoughts on the unexpected announcement of the substantial foreshortening of the Taoiseach’s retirement. If his party didn’t expect it yesterday, it also reveals that they never quite understood the man, even if they loved him truly, madly and deeply.
Short answer: very little, other than he enjoyed the environs of Hillsborough Castle, enjoyed working with the local politicians, and has Gerry Adams to thank for Bobby his dog. Peter Mandelson’s book The Third Man has captured media headlines in recent weeks as the Times serialised the most juicy bits. But what did he have [...] read our review »
I share many of the concerns of Andy Pollak, whose recent post ‘My Response to the Slugger Begrudgers’ zeroed in on the ‘relentless flow of negativity’ of some Slugger commentators. Pollak’s post was largely concerned with the medium of the blog. Indeed, I think the anonymity of the online world encourages extreme discourse and allows [...] read our review »
A silly media row about racism just had to figure in the riots’ post mortem. Was the Tudor history expert David Starkey racist on Newsnight when he said: The whites have become black. A particular sort of violent, destructive, nihilistic, gangster culture has become the fashion. And black and white, boy and girl, operate in [...] read our review »
“substantial foreshortening of the Taoiseach’s retirement”
Mick, I thought it was his premiership that had been curtailled
Thanks for all the fish?
You gotta be codding us. Not the proper plaice.
“Holy mackerel”, as they might say down at all Hallows …
Personally, I’m gutted.
But I suppose the whiting had been on the wall for a while.
There’s no plaice for these fishy comments .
I’m shocked that we are now going to revert to Culchie rule. Can’t see Biffo lasting 11 years although he’s a safe pair of hands . Dull as ditchwater these midlanders
Update on Northsider
Question:
‘What do call a Northsider in suit?’
Former answer: ‘The Defendant ‘
New Answer : ‘The best Taoiseach the country ever had barring perhaps that other northsider Sean Lemass ‘
Greenflag, you’re probably one of these northside Dubs who thinks arrogance = personality.
Bertie’s more of a northsider than Sean Lemass, in that he’d rob you blind and blame it on his environment.