IT Sunday: Athletics success flies in the face of funding levels; Brianna Parkins writes about why she is leaving Ireland Expand Count staff member Cian O'Connor (left), from Douglas Co Cork, wearing a different
Nigel Farage's party cost the Tories dozens, maybe 100-plus seats at the general election. Now it looks like the party is hitting Labour too. But has Sir Keir Starmer got the right answers? Last year, Labour won a landslide because the Tory vote collapsed, in ...
Questions 1 to 5 refer to the talk in this section. At the end of the talk you will be given 15 seconds to answer each of the following five questions. Now listen to the talk. ? 1. Which of the following statements about offices is NOT true according to the talk? A.Offices through...
The climate law passed by the Oireachtas in 2021arguably ticked all of those boxes in spades. It is now facing its most serious test. The law did what politics can’t do, at least not all of the time: it set Ireland on a pathway to a fossil-free future with bot...
the same hymn sheet, but there is a marked difference in emphasis on the way each sees left of centre politics in Britain moving forward over the next decade.Informed speculation says that Tony Blair will want to hang in as Prime Minister until the eve of the next general election, either...
How can we demonstrate the public value of evidence-informed debate under those circumstances? Survey evidence on public attitudes to expertise offers some hope that the tone of much of this debate is unduly pessimistic. While policy-making always develops in an environment where evidence is ...
Recent political campaigns on both sides of the Atlantic have led some to argue that we live in the age of ‘post-factual’ or ‘post-truth’ politics, suggesting evidence has a limited role in debate and public policy. How can we demonstrate the public
First, he needs to win the 2015 General Election. Then, he wants to renegotiate a new relationship with the EU, and sometime before the end of 2017 you would get the chance to vote on the proposals. Q: How likely is it he will win the next election? A: Well, UK Polling Report ...
Bad for the environment? K-Kups are now moving to a 100% recyclable material. Combine this with K-Duo and this really improves the environment impact. Now KDP is drowning in blade sales since they control so many brands: COFFEE BRANDS! They make money from their K-Cups on the following...
I wrote last year about the possibility thatcoal production was peaking. This is one chart I showed, with data through 2015. Coal is the second most utilized fuel in the world. If its production begins declining, it will be difficult to offset the loss of its use with increased use of ...