Today Northern Ireland reaches a milestone of sorts, as it matches Belgium’s record of 589 days without an elected government. Some concerned citizens have organised a series of rallies to mark the occasion, using the hashtag #WeDeserveBetter (because every campaign has to have a hashtag these days), but the most common response is likely to […]
The DUP is used to being loathed and ridiculed. Recently, the party has been attacked ferociously for its role in the botched Renewable Heat Incentive energy scheme at Stormont, its attitudes to social issues like same-sex marriage and the conduct of its North Antrim MP, Ian Paisley, who is subject to the first recall petition […]
Last week, the government launched a consultation into plans to reform gender recognition laws in Britain. The Conservatives are considering legislating in line with the fashionable theory that every individual has an absolute right to choose his or her own gender, without meeting tests, medical or otherwise. When the Government first announced its intentions last […]
