The choice between small and big government is presented as one of politics’ central questions. In reality, however, the choice is between big government and even bigger government. Even in the US, whose centre-ground is far to the right of politics in Ireland, government spending makes up approximately 38% of…

At the beginning of the pandemic, the Imperial College paper (16 March 2020) was our first introduction to the mitigation/suppression distinction. While the former meant slowing the epidemic spread, the latter meant crushing case numbers to a very low level, before maintaining that position indefinitely. We need to have that…

Published on previous account Jan 22 2021, I just botched the merging of accounts. This is a quick note to help me get my own thoughts straight on why I have been sceptical of recent calls for Zero Covid. It is somewhat rushed and is certainly not comprehensive, but might…

Over the course of this short piece, I set out some of my reasons for deciding to become a barrister in London, rather than Dublin. There are many reasons why I ended up in this position, many of which are personal, but some relate to how the Irish Bar is…