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  • Dear Suzanne : Relax

    Dear Suzanne : Relax

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    Suneil Sharma
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    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…

  • For one day only at the MAC: The Yawn.

    For one day only at the MAC: The Yawn.

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    Suneil Sharma
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    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…