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Two things are clear, Trump won a resounding victory by building a coalition that did not give a toss about his narcissism, his racism, his misogyny, Arnold’s putter, his authoritarian tendencies and his many other shortcomings as a human being. It was a sort of political domestic violence in that the more he abused segments of…

When in 2016 I heard Hilary describe Trump supporters as the “Deplorables”, I put my head in my hands and said, she has just blown it, and history proved as much. The Trump rally at Madison Square Gardens has done much the same, calling Puerto Ricans garbage and making crass racist remarks about Latinos. Hopefully,…

Like Guy Fawkes, Donald Trump is trying to blow up a political system, unlike Guy who failed, Trump is within a handful of votes of trying to turn the US into an illiberal democracy at best, or at worst an authoritarian state in the image of Trump’s political mentor, Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin. This will be…

October 7th, 2023, will be remembered alongside 9/11, in the sense, where were you on that day? Firstly, let me start by saying, that Israel’s right to defend itself has been mentioned by many commentators and politicians from across the world on hundreds of occasions. Israel’s right to defend itself is not being questioned, but what is being…

I worked with Keir Starmer when he was the Human Rights advisor to the Northern Ireland Policing Board. His knowledge of human rights and related legislation played a significant role in reforming the culture of policing in Northern Ireland. As a public servant in the role of Director of Public Prosecutions, he showed skill and…

In my last blog I reluctantly described how the IDF were persecuting their war in Gaza as genocide, I again reluctantly now call Israel a rogue state, a state that unashamedly is breaking international law. The International Court of Justice in July this year issued a clear and unambiguous opinion that “Israel’s occupation and annexation…

The resignation of both the Chief Executive of the SDLP, Conor Huston, an appointment that made little sense in the first place and now the resignation of Colm Eastwood the man who has presided over the party’s decline, gives me, someone on the progressive left some hope that from the ashes of the social conservativism…

The anti-immigrant protest in Belfast and the related thuggery, looting and violence were condemned by the First and Deputy First Minister. I also praise Mathew O’Toole for his unequivocal support for a diverse society, supporting the anti-racist coalition and, his outright condemnation of the criminal behaviour on our streets. The Policing Board’s response of “deeply…

The slaughter of innocent women and children in Gaza continues unabated by an Israeli government that rightly, can now be called despotic and their actions genocidal, a term I use with regret. The Jewish people should know better, as victims of the most brutal crimes against humanity. I plead, yet I am appalled that the…

The assassination attempt on the 45th President’s life is a symptom of the political dysfunction in the world’s most important democracy. A democracy that takes great pride in upholding the Second Amendment and sheds crocodile tears when children are killed in mass shootings. A democracy that has politicised the judiciary, where a woman’s right to…