Not to be outdone by Doug Beattie and Peter Robinson, Jim Allister MP becomes the latest Unionist leader to put pen to paper. Whereas Doug Beattie regaled us with his war exploits and Peter Robinson ...

Time is running out for millions of people in the world’s poorest nations as the US takes a step closer to making drastic cuts to its international aid budget. Tariffs, Ukraine and Gaza have dominated ...

New week, a new cunning plan by Rachel Reeves to make savings by cutting welfare benefits. From BBC News,“Reeves, who ruled out tax rises in the statement, has already announced several spending cuts.

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September 2024 I published a blog on Slugger entitled A blog policeman’s lot is not a happy one in which I discussed the many ...

McKinstry Road. The last stop on the Belfast Glider route west of the city centre. Probably five miles and certainly 24 “stops”. A small industrial estate and I begin the walk. It is easier to walk ...

I was sorting through some of the paperwork left behind by my mother a few years ago and came upon a book – a compilation of writings by authors aged eight to eighty-eight from throughout Northern ...

The View had an excellent report last night highlighting some of the threats and abuse faced by our MLAs. An Electoral Commission survey on the 2024 UK general election found that many candidates ...