Politics is colourful with lots of grey

OPINION polls, like the Late Late Show, tend to have one for everyone in the audience.

So we bozos look at the findings of the latest Irish Times poll and conclude: it’s looking as bleak as November for that party.

No, no, they will protest as they busily spin the unspinnable into the beautifully-spun. Look at how popular our leader is. Or, you have to take into account that we have gaps in some areas of the country. Or, the underlying long-term trend makes us unbeatable. Or, black is white.