UK
The Gist: Eviction Politicians
It takes a special kind of courage to decide to make people homeless, when you could just choose not to do that. This is the Gist.
Simon McGarr
A lawyer with McGarr Solicitors and director of Data Compliance Europe. Senior Policy Advisor for M3AAWG, guest lecturer with ERA in Trier & External Examiner for Irish Law Society on Data Protection.
US
The Gist: Letter from America
"In a sort of DUP equivalent of the marshmallow test for toddlers, they proved unable to postpone saying No." This is the Gist.
Ireland
The Gist: Exercising their Prerogative
This week, the Attorney General told everyone how the State really feels about being answerable to its citizens. This is the Gist.
Ireland
The Gist: It’s Been a Week
From posters to tanks, Tories and tax to the price of a name. This is the Gist.
Ireland
The Gist: Ersatz Thoughts
Chatbots and AI text generators spent the week being put to shame by artisanal, human-made, unoriginal creations.
The Gist: 2022, Tragedy and Farce
As the year ends we have a quick look back at some of the main stories of 2022. This is the Gist of the year.
The Gist: The Internet IrRegulator
Ireland's new and controvertial proposed regulator for the Internet is due to be launched next year. But the newest Ship of State may already have a hole below the waterline. This is the Gist.
The Gist: Too Wrong To Fix
The Irish Government has been telling people its surveillance law didn't need to be submitted to the EU. Then, just before Christmas, they tried anyway. This is the Gist.
Ireland
The Gist: Too Urgent To Get Right
Ireland has been ploughing a lonely furrow, passing laws that probably don't comply with EU law. This is the Gist
US
The Gist: Why so many 50:50 results?
Why have so many political results ended up as nearly 50:50 splits in recent years?
Data
The Gist: The Twits
Elon Musk has proved that just one person on Twitter really can make a difference, if he also buys the site.
Data
The Gist: How Smart Is Your Meter?
People are being told to switch to smart meters to save money. Except, something is up with the whole project. This is the Gist.