The coronavirus crisis has upended politics everywhere. Johnson faces a situation where the pubs are full and the supermarket shelves are empty, rather than the other way around. I think Sinn Féin is correct that a national government would mean decision-making was harder, rather than easierAnd yet the Government cannot be replaced. If I’m sceptical about yesterday’s move, it’s because I think Sinn Féin is correct that a national government would mean decision-making was harder, rather than easier. In that case, the turbulence in our politics is only beginning.

Source: The Irish Times March 21, 2020 05:00 UTC