“… So in that spirit I have to welcome the arrival of Queen Elizabeth to Ireland in much the same way I do any other head of state – with much indifference. What I can’t do though, is ignore the huge security operation that has been in place around the city over the last week or so. As an employee of TCD, where the Queen is due to visit later this afternoon, I have spent two days flashing my ID card to get in and out of campus and subjected to bag searches by the Gardaí …” (more)
[Pass Level Politics, 17 May]