A gentleman walking through Camden street to my friends, about me: yeah that’s the girl off the telly. She has more clothes on her now so o can’t remember her name.
The average rent in Cork is now €1524 per month! Up 9.1% in a year. When we said that Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael had clubbed together to block change, this is what we meant. This government doesn’t give a toss about struggling renters and young people trying to be build a future.
So what CAN we actually do? Well, individual decisions (eating less meat, taking public transport, buying less fast fashion) are all important, but we also need to change the system. As you may know, just 100 companies are responsible for 71% of global emissions. 7/
It doesn't tell us what to do. It is up to us to be brave and take decisions based on the scientific evidence provided in these reports. We can still avoid the worst consequences, but not if we continue like today, and not without treating the crisis like a crisis. 2/2
Delighted for anyone enjoying themselves in reopened pub terraces, but I just think it’s ironic the police were clearing streets they deemed too crowded, covid-wise, while a higher density of people seated outside pubs is tolerated based on some unspoken idea of respectability
Endless finger-wagging on the radio about young people drinking outdoors. They have been responsible over the last 15 months. They are the ones paying huge rents to live in homes with no gardens while people over 40 screw about not tackling the housing crisis.
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I think people just empathise more with innocent women and children being bombed in their homes, then a few headbanger conspiracy theorists waving Ivory Coast flags and complaining about putting a bit of cloth on their face going into Spar.