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Dear Suzanne : Relax
If you have not worked out why we do not have criteria for a border poll, let us start by reiterating what is in the 1998 agreement. As you point out, the agreement states clearly, if ambiguously, that the Secretary of State shall call a border poll if it “appears likely that there is a…
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Its a mear $40Trillion
The US national debt has now reached $40 trillion, the equivalent of the total debt of China, the EU, and the UK combined. This means that the national debt of 330 million people is more than the debt of almost 2 billion, and its debt-to-GDP is now 125%. Here in the UK, that ratio is…
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INSIGHT ?
John Manley’s article in the Irish News about the so-called “softly softly” approach to unity taken by Micheál Martin defies the word “analysis.” If this is the best a political correspondent can muster as analysis, he is sadly lacking in political insight. So, if Micheál’s approach is softly, softly, what would Mr Manley call Sinn…
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DREAM ON!
Tom Kelly wrote an article on how the two main protagonists in our political system, according to the latest Lucid Poll, are losing their shine, that is, if you believed they ever shone brightly in the first place. The premise, according to Tom, is whether the so-called political middle ground can capitalise. Firstly, the current…
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Le Fleadh! The Lambeg and the Bodhrán, banging the drum for Belfast.
One thing is clear: the Fleadh is the best thing that has happened in Belfast since John Hume’s and David Trimble’s jig with Bono in May 1998. This festival has brought music, art, and culture to hundreds of thousands over a single week and let us not forget the tens of thousands of pints of…
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The Chair of the Board of Pricks Delivers: A Fairy Tale, Hi Ho Hi Ho Hi Ho!!!
The announcement that Hamas, in agreement with the Dark House, have said that it will start a process of decommissioning if the IDF retreats to the pre-October 7th border. Israel, in response, as expected, said nothing, even though Trump implied that his mate and fellow narcissist Netanyahu was delighted with the deal. What we do…
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For one day only at the MAC: The Yawn.
On the 25th of June 2026, I attended The Future of These Islands: Preparing for Change, a shindig organised by the SDLP. Let me start by saying I went in with low expectations, and they were fully met. The crowd were largely old Humeite SDLP members who, as expected, waxed lyrical about the opening two…
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The late Anne Widdecombe: A Short Eulogy.
Anne Widdecombe, a long-standing member of parliament, was brutally murdered at her home in Dartmoor. I condemn this murder in the strongest possible terms, and I hope the perpetrator is found and banged up for a long time. I also agree that politics is a battlefield of ideas, and if we disagree, we must disagree…
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Dear Andy
The battle is over “What’s the Plan” Firstly, let me congratulate you on your decisive victory in Makerfield, and secondly, the easy bit is done. What we do know is that Keir was never cut out to be a Prime Minister, and his victory in 2024 had literally nothing to do with him; rather, the…
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Ban the Tech Bros not the Boys and Girls
The Prime Minister has just announced a social media ban for all those under the age of 16. This is a blunt piece of legislation that misses the point and, to an extent, suggests that, like every other democratic leader, he is in hock to the social media giants. This is called regulatory capture. Young…
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