Monthly Archives: October 2011

Population surge difficult to halt and almost impossible to reverse

Posted on October 31, 2011 by John Gibbons

My article, as it appears in this morning’s Irish Times: Today, just like every day for the last 50 years, around half a million babies will be born. Every 16 days or so, the equivalent of the population of Ireland … Continue reading →

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We are earning the scorn and condemnation of history”

Posted on October 21, 2011 by John Gibbons

He’s hardly a household name, but US Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (a Democrat representing Rhode Island) delivered a quite extraordinary 23-minute speech last week on the floor of the Senate – the speech we hoped, back in the heady days of … Continue reading →

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