Our politicians have shown an exceptional degree of unity in the face of the coronavirus. They have been putting the country first. But a few of them must be fretting about their own futures, for elections to the Seanad have been underway. You may not have noticed. And why would you? It’s not as if […]
Sinn Fein says its spending proposals have been costed by the Department of Finance. The claim is true but misleading. They have been costed like a bookie costs a bet. If I ask a bookmaker for the financial implications of putting €10 on a 200-1 outsider, he will tell me that if it wins I […]