He did take pains to specify it was just his experience. And even the fragment you quoted tries to be diplomatic by saying "it _seems_ to be"

> What an incredibly spurious, over-generalised anecdote.

Could be. I'd like to hear what evidence, beyond this one news story, informs the OP's generalization.

The history of Ireland makes me think it's not as anecdotal as some would like. ;)

Edit: I really hope that the people down-voting this just don't like the joke. If they think British rule of Ireland was good for Ireland or was in any way high quality that is far more concerning.