How do you see the next decade or so playing out in Irish politics, specifically re: treatment of the immigration fracas? Do you see the emergence of a credible anti-immigration/remigration party, or one of the existing parties adopting this as a core pillar? Does Ireland suffer the worst from it in Europe? Does domestic unrest increase, or is it successfully stifled?
I have another couple of questions: Do you think it's possible for a non-Irish person to understand Irish politics? And how do you think Irish snobbery differs (including in terms of the extent of it) from English snobbery?
How much further do you see the FFG vote winnowing out by, and what replaces it (presumably more indos 🙄)? Does reunification make cultural sense anymore with current levels of immigration both north and south? And why not do this in person next time (over Beamish in the Lord Edward)??
Do you believe that the Social Democrats will cannablise the middle class progressive vote (at expense of Greens, Labour, some elements of Dublin Fine Gael) and be in a position to form part of the next Irish government with Sinn Féin?
Ireland occasionally gets criticised for freeloading off the British military and Nato for national security. Should it ignore the complaints and continue to enjoy the free lunch, or start to engage properly in the islands' or Europe's collective security?
How do you see the next decade or so playing out in Irish politics, specifically re: treatment of the immigration fracas? Do you see the emergence of a credible anti-immigration/remigration party, or one of the existing parties adopting this as a core pillar? Does Ireland suffer the worst from it in Europe? Does domestic unrest increase, or is it successfully stifled?
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Write about something you've never written about before. Surprise yourself.
Or a critique/appraisel of ‘new media’. Likes of Spiked, Bungacast, Blocked and Reported, Triggernometry for example.
I have a vague memory of you giving Brendan O'Neil a hard time on his show or am I imagining it?
Haha I haven’t actually done that, but I’m not a fan
Perfect. I suspected I was hallucinating. Yes, I stopped listening - he only had people who he agreed with and it was boring.
I have another couple of questions: Do you think it's possible for a non-Irish person to understand Irish politics? And how do you think Irish snobbery differs (including in terms of the extent of it) from English snobbery?
How much further do you see the FFG vote winnowing out by, and what replaces it (presumably more indos 🙄)? Does reunification make cultural sense anymore with current levels of immigration both north and south? And why not do this in person next time (over Beamish in the Lord Edward)??
Do you believe that the Social Democrats will cannablise the middle class progressive vote (at expense of Greens, Labour, some elements of Dublin Fine Gael) and be in a position to form part of the next Irish government with Sinn Féin?
Ireland occasionally gets criticised for freeloading off the British military and Nato for national security. Should it ignore the complaints and continue to enjoy the free lunch, or start to engage properly in the islands' or Europe's collective security?
I have two questions, if I may: What's your opinion of Roy Foster's work? And what's your opinion of Sally Rooney's?