Author Archives: Fergal Crehan

Some time ago I posted about a survey by an outfit called Peninsula Ireland. The alleged findings of the survey were so absurd that they could be seen to be untrue after a split second’s reflection. Two broadhseet newspapers either … Continue reading →

Politics is an unusual game. Not unlike the “blame game”, it is played by pretending that your opponent is playing it but you’re not. When caught red-handed in an act of mendacity, accuse anyone who has the temerity to call … Continue reading →

(Written 3:30pm Friday 27th February, autopublished 8:30pm 28th February) Not long ago I wrote about the stubborn resistence of pesky reality to conform with the conventional wisdom of a political media class that only knows how to tell the old … Continue reading →

What with my laziness, and Simon’s family obligations and second career as a travelling carnival strongman, things can get awful quiet here at tuppenceworth acres. So it was very gratifying to come across this, the Slow Blogging Manifesto. It’s author … Continue reading →

www.GenderAnalyser.com says that it “uses artificial intelligence” to determine whether a blog is written by a man or a woman. Intrigued, I immediately submitted the blog you see before you. Gender Analyser correctly guessed the gender of the blog as … Continue reading →

In a traitorous bid to dilute the prestige of the tuppenceworth brand, I have started a new blog. It’s called These Are Songs and it is about songs. The first post is a ridiculously long one about “Frankie and Johnny”. … Continue reading →

A week later, and it still seems hard to believe. I surprise myself by being stirred, thrilled even, by even the most schmaltzy and saccharine of the celebrations of the election of Barack Obama. I looked at the papers on … Continue reading →