Politics

Making sense of political events, decisions and ideas directly affecting Northern Ireland. Given their geographical proximity, events in Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland will be included in this section

L’état, C’est Moi

Steve McGookinApril 16, 2020

There’s an old saying: “Don’t blame a clown for acting like a clown. Ask yourself why you keep going to the circus.” By any measure of what passes for norma... Read More...

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A Universal Basic Income will help to renew society, as well as the economy

Patrick BrownApril 16, 2020

Just as it has exposed the weakness of our bodies to a novel pandemic, the coronavirus has laid bare the precarious nature of our economic system. Financial cr... Read More...

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In pivotal week, virus leaves politics in disarray

Steve McGookinApril 10, 2020

As Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson was being cared for in a London hospital this week, the reality of the impact of the Coronavirus on gl... Read More...

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Tyrannical Hubris

Sam AllenApril 6, 2020

Right now, the world is experiencing one of the worst public health emergencies in living memory and is on the brink of international economic disaster. This k... Read More...

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Is a ‘Maradkar’ government the best Ireland can produce?

Kevin MeagherApril 5, 2020

Nothing characterises the ancien regime in Leinster House like a carve up about who gets to be Taoiseach. In a bid to stitch together a Frankenstein’s Monster ... Read More...

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Faith and Moral Bankruptcy

Michael AvilaMarch 26, 2020

President Donald Trump has a vision. On Easter Sunday, April 12 – about two weeks from now – he wants to see “packed churches” as Americans ... Read More...

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