@wwaycorrigan [Listen to an audio version of this blog entry here.] The chaotic times Colombia is experiencing bring to mind just how inflexible a presidential system can be. Back me or sack me Faced with such a crisis in a parliamentary democracy, a motion of no confidence would most likely be tabled against the prime […]
@wwaycorrigan [Listen to an audio version of this blog entry here.] Each year throws up its surprises that catch us off guard, leave us badly exposed. From a global perspective, this year has, um, trumped them all since, arguably, the end of World War II. Covid contradictions...
@wwaycorrigan Making comparisons between Colombia and Ireland is about as useful an exercise as sweeping leaves in a hurricane. Even where there are similarities, something previously touched on by this writer, their day-to-day relevance would seem fairly minuscule....
