Readers Blog: Ireland should stop following EU ‘empire’ and look to China

It is alleged that Nero fiddled while Rome burned and if one listens carefully, the quivering of the violin strings may be heard once again, this time across the Franco-German EU empire, perhaps signalling the demise of yet another totalitarian colossus.

Readers Blog: Ireland should stop following EU ‘empire’ and look to China

It is alleged that Nero fiddled while Rome burned and if one listens carefully, the quivering of the violin strings may be heard once again, this time across the Franco-German EU empire, perhaps signalling the demise of yet another totalitarian colossus.

Meanwhile, political opinion in Ireland is captivated by a storm in a teacup while important work is ignored as if the ruling classes are suffering from a collective hangover from hell. At a time when there are so many threats to the survival and well-being of the nation, it would be wise to concentrate on formulating a Plan B, instead of childishly squabbling over little or nothing.

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