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Of the three non-English “home nations”, Wales stands out for being the one with almost no mainstream tradition of nationalism.
The difference with the last major recession, in 2008, is that there does not at present appear to be a systemic problem with the financial system.
Middle East
There is now a very real prospect of a hot war between Hezbollah and Israel, involving ground troops. What is the Irish mission, in that context?
Unfair Dismissal
The GAA has now set a precedent that it can, and will, be pushed around into making political statements. That was a mistake. And not one, even, that will do a single thing for a soul in the Gaza strip.
Hamas did not commit the October 7 massacres because of some frustration over the lack of Palestinian statehood.
Inward investment
Perhaps now that their itch for international prominence has been sated for a while, they might do something about crime.
Taoiseach Simon Harris said that recognising a Palestinian state is “the right thing to do”.
It’s just funny, and entirely stupid, that they’re taking so long to make a dumb mistake that they are determined to make, but could make tomorrow all by themselves.
To a lot of people watching around the world, it came across as deeply weird, angry, and obsessive.
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