Archive for July, 2003

Immigrants will overcome with entrepreneurial flair

July 27, 2003

How long will it be before Ireland’s rich-list contains names such as Abramovich or Chang?

Posted in Uncategorized by David McWilliams

Kitchens have become extraordinary things

July 16, 2003

Kitchens have become extraordinary things. A kitchen obsession is gripping the land and this is very evident in the middle shelves of any good newsagents.

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When Mao was asked in the 1950s what were the lessons of the French Revolution

July 16, 2003

The US is sinking into the red so fast, that at current rates of borrowing, by the year 2006 their total debt will amount to 45% of their GDP. With figures like these, are predictions of its economic recovery being voiced prematurely?

Posted in Uncategorized by David McWilliams

There is an old saying amongst fighter pilots

July 16, 2003

There is an old saying amongst fighter pilots which is that you only take flak when you are close to the target

Posted in Uncategorized by David McWilliams

I interviewed a couple of graduates recently for a job

July 16, 2003

I interviewed a couple of graduates recently for a job. One, a cousin of a friend of mine, went out before the interview and bought a new designer suit for £900.

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Good news for the wet: water is the new oil

July 16, 2003

As I write, I’m listening to the drip, drip, drip of water — lovely, cold, fresh water as it leaks through a light fixture in the sitting-room

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Big ideas for small countries

July 16, 2003

What country is Ireland’s fastest growing trade partner, our exports to it having increased tenfold over the past decade?

Posted in Uncategorized by David McWilliams

You are all degenerates

July 16, 2003

You are all degenerates. The world is in a catastrophic state, society has become enfeebled and communities are under threat

Posted in Uncategorized by David McWilliams

Only the best of breeding gives access to the mysteries of fennel

July 16, 2003

I felt like a woman last week. This happens to me regularly. It is something that has been with me since my late teens but became more of a problem in my early 20s

Posted in Uncategorized by David McWilliams

It is our moral duty to help Africa

July 13, 2003

In 1989, no less than 44 per cent of sex workers in Chiang Mai, Thailand,were HIV positive.

Posted in Uncategorized by David McWilliams