Subvertive

Speed Doesn't Kill, Public Roads Do

Published on 2011-09-17 18:07:10

Between 1998 and 2006, 3,294 people have died on Irish public roads.  That number today is obviously much higher (I got this number from the CSO's website, a publicly operated statistics organisation - hence the five year lag.)   By comparison, there have been 45 road deaths on Grand Prix circuits since 1950, the last one in 1994.  It's been 17 years since some has died driving a formula 1 car... despite these cars being driven at 220 M/ph (or 350 K/ph).   To summarise, in the same eight

Holy Mother Of GDP!

Published on 2011-09-09 16:22:26

Positive news all around as the ECB has said there would be a gradual return to positive economic growth this year, while the budget deficit was expected to be well below the 10.5% of GDP target.  Wowee!   GDP, or Gross Domestic Product is the measurement of goods and services, or resources, that exist within a territory.   The significant problem with GDP is that it combines government spending with private spending, resulting in a totally useless figure.   Government spending is su

The Homeless Political Class

Published on 2011-08-14 11:23:38

The political class in the western world is typically understood as being comprised of two distinct types of character (and degrees in between).   The first archetype is the greedy and corrupt opportunist, who will do the bare minimum amount of public service to secure his position, and is only concerned with maximising his own wealth and the priviledges of his cronies.   The second type is the champion of the people; the tireless warrior who ceaselessly battles the corrupt bureaucracy and