I don’t. I’ve spent 20 plus years trying to shake reality into NI’s even more inert political space long enough not to disrespect what good qualitative data can tell us. I just worry about the external health of of our qualitative realities.

Which “real” world would that be then Stephen? And who was the last person to actually spot it?

Have you seen the Thiel one?

We have the same problem. Of those that retained them UK councils can barely afford the upkeep of the stock they have just now. Once you run down the state’s capacity to build houses it’s incredibly difficult to rebuild that capacity, especially in the face of a crisis as steep as Ireland’s.

And you think that’s news? 🤣

Get yourself some actual opinions and come back to me, or don’t.

Good to know where you’re coming from.

That bad, eh?

Them’s the choices…

It’s an often remarked upon thing but searches for “What is the EU” and “What is Brexit” spiked in the UK after the vote. A failure of the media to explain, yes, but also an indication of how risky referendums are. Huge numbers didn’t know what they were voting for.

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