More segregation?
“If we don’t do it now…when will we ever do it?”
It goes without saying that the big problem with Northern Ireland is that almost everything in it is, or has been, completely corrupted by tribal politics and whataboutery. A wrong committed by one “side” can, and will, inevitably be matched by a wrong committed by the other. The history of that place is alive, and […]
The point of the media – the reason it exists – is to report the news to the public. Our job, as journalists, is to pull together relevant information about the things that are happening in the world, and present it to you, the public, in a way that is accessible, understandable, and accurate. When […]
A fascinating insight, here, into how difficult it is going to be for Governments to open up fully. The UK Government announced last night that from July 19th, facemasks would no longer be mandatory in England. A cause for celebration, you might think? Not so fast: The majority of Britons say face masks should continue […]
By “all” restrictions here, they really do mean “all” – no more facemasks, no more social distancing, no more restrictions on pubs and nightclubs and concerts or sporting events. When the Premier League returns after the ever-shorter football offseason, they’ll have full stadiums. The only remaining restrictions of any kind, it seems, will be some […]
Biden administration accused Boris Johnson of “inflaming tensions” in Northern Ireland.
Although falling just short of securing a majority of seats in the country’s parliamentary elections, Scottish National Party leader Nicola Sturgeon has insisted that holding a vote on independence from the UK is the “will of the people”.
Others question the commitment of figures like Bill Gates to the environment, given his ownership of several jets and lavish houses.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that he does not anticipate a referendum on Irish Unity for “a very, very long time to come”, while Taoiseach Micheál Martin said that an early border poll would be “explosive and divisive.” Describing himself as “a proud unionist”, Johnson told BBC Northern Ireland’s Spotlight programme, which has […]
It’s tempting to say that London, in the video below, is “getting back to normal”. But that’s not quite right, is it? It’s standing room only in Soho this evening. A carnival atmosphere. “This is London,” one man tells me. pic.twitter.com/KdeqvQCaFN — Matthew Thompson (@mattuthompson) April 12, 2021 For one thing, though the United Kingdom […]
One thing that has genuinely been remarkable to witness over the course of Ireland’s covid journey is how the comparisons between Ireland and the UK in the Irish media have…… sort of disappeared? You will recall, of course, that in the early days of the pandemic, Irish journalists and political types could not stop comparing […]