I find it interesting that it seems to be fine to discuss the social ills in the North of Ireland, but a thread that reports on what is a grave problem in Great Britain draws a whole discussion of motives. Parenthetically, I chuckle at the irony of the complainers often being folks that are all too quick to criticize US society.

I thought ard was quite gracious in being very clear in the opening post with the following: "I can tell them that the condemnation in that report also applies to Ireland, all 32 counties".

Mick