The world economic Forum spokesperson mask is slipping more and more of late.
Yes there is. I love my car.
There where are all the plans for a metro system in Dublin, and tram networks in the other cities…
I always thought there had to be a god for me to have a divine right. No matter, state says I can park in certain designated spaces. I will just use those.
Current political discourse around car usage (and indeed regular Green Party policy updates) are far too much stick and no carrot whatsoever. Where I live it takes me 45 mins – 1 hour to commute to work by car (which thankfully I don’t have to do every day). By public transport it is at least 90 mins and open to delays.
People are wedded to their cars because they have no fucking choice. If government (and to be frank I don’t think it matters which party is in power in this regard) is very worried about achieving our climate targets then perhaps they should focus their energies (and vastly inflated corporation tax receipts) on delivering a best in class public transportation system for the country as a whole. A national high speed rail network, light rail networks for Galway and Cork, and yes more roads (they’re useful for buses no matter what the green party say).
Maybe not cars, but motorbikes are mentioned in the bible, “The roar of Moses Triumph could be heard through the desert.”
Got a heap of green stuff growing in my gutters . Can I avail of carbon credits to offset this against the humvee that I drive alone?
this half assed article, by virtue of it’s opening quote, provides an excuse for a picture of Joni Mitchell?
The Irish Times used to be a quality paper, but it’s not any more.
There is a divine right for the political class and approved commentators to pontificate, sermonise, lecture and shove their agenda at everyone in approved media outlets. Actually there isn’t. Just that they act as if there is and we tolerate that.
It would be nice if there were alternatives to my car, but there are precious few places you can actually live well in Ireland without at least the use of a car, especially if you have hobbies or interests that simply can’t be done in a city.
Say goodbye to your hobbies and interests basically.
Neither is there a divine right for shelter, food or water. Such is life.
Can’t use most public transport for health reasons and I just like driving. There’s a lot of hate against cars recently, though I agree with having less cars in cities.
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The world economic Forum spokesperson mask is slipping more and more of late.
Yes there is. I love my car.
There where are all the plans for a metro system in Dublin, and tram networks in the other cities…
I always thought there had to be a god for me to have a divine right. No matter, state says I can park in certain designated spaces. I will just use those.
Current political discourse around car usage (and indeed regular Green Party policy updates) are far too much stick and no carrot whatsoever. Where I live it takes me 45 mins – 1 hour to commute to work by car (which thankfully I don’t have to do every day). By public transport it is at least 90 mins and open to delays.
People are wedded to their cars because they have no fucking choice. If government (and to be frank I don’t think it matters which party is in power in this regard) is very worried about achieving our climate targets then perhaps they should focus their energies (and vastly inflated corporation tax receipts) on delivering a best in class public transportation system for the country as a whole. A national high speed rail network, light rail networks for Galway and Cork, and yes more roads (they’re useful for buses no matter what the green party say).
Maybe not cars, but motorbikes are mentioned in the bible, “The roar of Moses Triumph could be heard through the desert.”
Got a heap of green stuff growing in my gutters . Can I avail of carbon credits to offset this against the humvee that I drive alone?
this half assed article, by virtue of it’s opening quote, provides an excuse for a picture of Joni Mitchell?
The Irish Times used to be a quality paper, but it’s not any more.
There is a divine right for the political class and approved commentators to pontificate, sermonise, lecture and shove their agenda at everyone in approved media outlets. Actually there isn’t. Just that they act as if there is and we tolerate that.
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It would be nice if there were alternatives to my car, but there are precious few places you can actually live well in Ireland without at least the use of a car, especially if you have hobbies or interests that simply can’t be done in a city.
Say goodbye to your hobbies and interests basically.
Neither is there a divine right for shelter, food or water. Such is life.
Can’t use most public transport for health reasons and I just like driving. There’s a lot of hate against cars recently, though I agree with having less cars in cities.
When it’s a necessity it’s a necessity.