Martin McAuley
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The smarter move for Burrows would be to seek to build a broader consensus with a range of parties on the issues they can cooperate on. If he wants to squeeze Alliance and pull back some of that eroded UUP ground, he needs to look pluralistic, not entrenched.
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Jim Pickard
1 day ago
if the Labour defector to Reform is Kate Hoey that would be the dampest squib ever
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Respectfully, most people would struggle to pick Robert Jenrick or MarĂa Corina Machado out of a lineup. Not saying the stories arenât interesting - theyâre compelling drama but theyâre being profiled far, far above their public interest value.
2 days ago
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Telling, isnât it, that we can geoblock the RTĂ player on the basis of commercial broadcasting licenses for a football match but the UK Government is on the fence about geoblocking a different website which is creating sexualised images of children.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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X could 'lose right to self regulate', says Starmer
It is currently illegal to share deepfakes, but the law against creating them has not yet come into force.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq845glnvl1o
5 days ago
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Iâm unlikely to be competing in the Commonwealth Games so the flag doesnât really bother me. This reaction is instructive though - for all the unionist political parties demanding (rightly) to know what compromises will be made in a new Ireland, theyâre unwilling to make ANY themselves today.
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An early front runner for bizarrest story of the year here
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
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Shay Given 'unreservedly' apologises for Holocaust remark on Final Score
Former Premier League goalkeeper Shay Given
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c0r459gv2l1o
8 days ago
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Lewis Goodall
21 days ago
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A religious experience at the Mayhem Ball đ
4 months ago
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For the day thatâs in it - on the subject of flags and politics.
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dag
5 months ago
Apparently âleadingâ lawyers and âexpertsâ say that the Good Friday Agreement is no obstacle to UK leaving ECHR. Me, being neither, merely sets out what the Good Friday Agreement expressly says.
davidallengreen.com/2023/07/why-...
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Why the United Kingdom government cannot leave the ECHR without either breaching or re-negotiating the Good Friday Agreement
1st July 2023 * The overlooked obstacle to the United Kingdom withdrawing from the ECHR * From time to time the demand comes from a government minister, or from one of their political and media supâŚ
https://davidallengreen.com/2023/07/why-the-united-kingdom-government-cannot-leave-the-echr-without-either-breaching-or-re-negotiating-the-good-friday-agreement/
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Go get your nut, girl.
5 months ago
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Awestruck. I want to be Sharleen Spiteri when I grow up.
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Getting gayed up ahead of Lurgan pride.
5 months ago
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New Ireland Commission
5 months ago
Our mission is to build a new Ireland by winning a referendum. That means we need to understand the needs, hopes, concerns and fears of everyone but particularly people in the middle who are open to change.
@columeastwood.ie
speaking to
@dmcbfs.bsky.social
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One good shot makes an hour of cursing yourself worthwhile đ
5 months ago
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Imagine being the person at the International Criminal Court that has to read these every day đ¤Ż
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6 months ago
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Escaping the city for a few hours with my beach babes.
6 months ago
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Scissor sisters were đ¤Šâ¨
8 months ago
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Protests and pints đť đłď¸ââ§ď¸
8 months ago
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Few snaps from the wedding last week.
8 months ago
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Jessica Elgot
10 months ago
In other decades this would be an era-defining scandal with hearings on the Hill and possible legal consequences. This will run for a day on Twitter and everyone will admit they can't do anything.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didnât think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/03/trump-administration-accidentally-texted-me-its-war-plans/682151/?gift=Cgqh0-mGExsQQ_xEA88IsFBTXcgGKcOJRI1x7WcTigU&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
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Brendan Harkin
10 months ago
[Photo Thread] Our Belfast. Racists try to organise again and get severely outnumbered again.
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Date night đ
10 months ago
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Colum Eastwood MP
10 months ago
The cuts to disability support are cruel, immoral and unethical. Itâll make already vulnerable people poorer, less independent and more isolated. After fighting to get rid of the Tories for 14 years, what was the point if Labour are going to do this?
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Sometimes itâs just a coffee and cartoons Sunday morning âď¸
10 months ago
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Michael McGrath is right - itâs not inconceivable that an emboldened Putin will move on other Eastern European territory. Thatâs a real threat that we should be prepared for.
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
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Michael McGrath: Prospect of Russian tanks invading an EU state no longer âunthinkableâ
Irelandâs EU commissioner says Republicâs geography no âguaranteeâ of safety
https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2025/03/07/michael-mcgrath-prospect-of-russian-tanks-invading-an-eu-state-no-longer-unthinkable/
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Thereâs so much in this thatâs wild but the âthank you for your attention to this matterâ sign off is so weird. Folksy fascist vibes.
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11 months ago
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New Ireland Commission
11 months ago
Welcome news that the Irish Government is engaging in the detailed work of examining the cost of harmonising services in a New Ireland. This practical preparation is essential and will help build the case for change.
www.irishnews.com/news/norther...
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Irish government begins work of costing out a United Ireland
Irish government begins costing for reunification
https://www.irishnews.com/news/northern-ireland/united-ireland-could-cost-22-billion-in-welfare-payments-E57WRSYRFZCKZM4AIUWZ6CNCUY/
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Lads lads lads â˝ď¸
11 months ago
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Shashank Joshi
11 months ago
âIf Roosevelt had told Churchill to sue for peace on any terms with Adolf Hitler and to fork over Britainâs coal reserves to the United States in exchange for no American security guarantees, it might have approximated what Trump did to Zelensky.â
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/o...
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Opinion | A Day of American Infamy
A dreadful moment for Ukraine, for the free world, for the legacy of an America that once stood for the principles of the Atlantic Charter.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/opinion/a-day-of-american-infamy.html
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Would very much like to be back in the sun plz.
11 months ago
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Sheâs started adopting this psychiatrist pose in the evening and itâs really disconcerting
#catsofbluesky
11 months ago
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Good first episode last week - lots of interesting points about opposition 2016/17 and today. And a few robust exchanges on MLA pay đ
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11 months ago
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Colum Eastwood MP
11 months ago
I met Ukrainian Parliamentarians, including the Opposition, last week at the OSCE in Vienna. Their message was clear - they do not support Donald Trumpâs call for an election while theyâre defending their country from Russian aggression. The only dictator in this conflict is Putin.
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This weekâs office
11 months ago
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New Ireland Commission
11 months ago
The gap between support for Irish unity and Northern Ireland staying in the UK has narrowed to 7% in the past year new poll finds.
m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politic...
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NI voters still favour the Union over a united Ireland â but gap narrows to 7%, poll finds
The gap between support for Irish unity and Northern Ireland staying in the UK has narrowed in the past year.
https://m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politics/ni-voters-still-favour-the-union-over-a-united-ireland-but-gap-narrows-to-7-poll-finds/a662082008.html
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Richard Branson
11 months ago
Research shows that LGBTQ+ inclusion can drive economic activity. Open For Businessâ latest report shows the economic case for LGBTQ+ Inclusion in Poland:
open-for-business.org/poland
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Poland â Open for Business
https://open-for-business.org/poland
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The new Childrenâs Hospital will be delivered 10 years late at the earliest and is expected to cost almost half a billion more than anticipated (around ÂŁ421m over-budget before a spadeâs in the ground). This was supposed to be an Executive âflagshipâ project in 2013.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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New Belfast children's hospital work to start within days
The hospital, set within Belfast's Royal Victoria, is expected to be open in 2030 at a cost of ÂŁ671m.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdely4p6g9eo
11 months ago
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FactCheckNI
11 months ago
Housing in Northern Ireland: is housebuilding at a sixty-year low? Yes, according to evidence. According to the ONS, the total number of new homes finished in 2023 was 5,380 â the lowest number of completions since 1959, when the figure was 4,890.
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In breaking news (or mews?) I think she may have missed usâŚ
11 months ago
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Racking up the gay reads by the pool.
11 months ago
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Jack Fifield
11 months ago
Insane
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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NHS staff barred from workplace for considering Palestine demonstration
An investigation found the pair had no case to answer and that the trust had breached its own disciplinary policy
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/feb/09/nhs-staff-barred-from-workplace-for-considering-palestine-demonstration
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Itâs a hard life but someone has to do itâŚ
12 months ago
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Who had âdeport the bishopsâ on their bingo card?
thehill.com/homenews/hou...
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GOP member wants bishop âadded to deportation listâ after Trump prayer service
Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.) heavily criticized statements made by the Right Rev. Mariann Budde on Tuesday at the inaugural prayer service held for President Trump. âThe person giving this sermon shouâŚ
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5098959-gop-member-wants-bishop-added-to-deportation-list-after-trump-prayer-service/
12 months ago
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Colum Eastwood MP
12 months ago
You canât plan for the future unless you plan for Irish Unity. Thatâs the big role the next Irish Government has. Enjoyed speaking to
@dsmooney.bsky.social
last week
@newireland.bsky.social
. Catch up on the full podcast here
open.spotify.com/episode/0oKK...
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We love a cocktail đ¸
about 1 year ago
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Scott Bryan
about 1 year ago
I LOVE THIS SHOW SO MUCH
#TheTraitors
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Feeling like a husk. But what a great weekend celebrating ClĂonaâs hen do. Beautiful, hilarious, fizzy (my blood is still about 68% Prosecco) memories with great friends.
about 1 year ago
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Paul Brand
about 1 year ago
NEW: As Parliament kicks back into gear after Christmas, Kim Leadbeaterâs assisted dying bill now enters a crucial stage of scrutiny. Today sheâs announcing that the bill committee will hear three days of oral evidence on 28, 29, 30th Jan - thatâs an extra day added to hear from expert witnesses.
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James McCarthy
about 1 year ago
It is understood that the drugs will continue to be prescribed to children experiencing precocious puberty
www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/chariti...
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Charities criticise Executive's decision to indefinitely ban puberty blockers
It is understood that the drugs will continue to be prescribed to children experiencing precocious puberty
https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/charities-criticise-executives-decision-indefinitely-30560829
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