Kamala Harris Surge?
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Just a few weeks ago Trump was leading Biden in almost all the key battleground states. He had beaten Biden in the Presidential debate, had had a triumphant coronation at the Republican National Convention, and was approaching sainthood as the …
Nell McCafferty: The passing of a fierce Irish feminist…
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Derry-born journalist and feminist campaigner Nell McCaffrey has died at the age of 80. The Irish Times has a good obituary of her. I met her several times over the years. She was, at times, very engaging and, at other …
Democrats bring star power to their convention…
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It is a cliche that the Democrats have the backing of the Hollywood elite. Still, if you subscribe to the theory that modern politics is just another branch of show business, star power can make a big difference. At the …
‘Anything moving out there is considered IRA’ – Former paratrooper…
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Good article by Paul Ainsworth in today’s Irish News: A former paratrooper who gave evidence at the inquest into the deaths of 10 people during the Ballymurphy massacre has described in a new memoir how young members of the regiment …
Not one of us!
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People make the mistake of seeing the UUP as a political party dedicated to achieving power for the betterment of NI. That was never the case. It was dedicated to achieving power for the betterment of big house unionists and …
New UUP Leader to be decided in September
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UUP plan to have new leader in place by 14 September at an extraordinary general meeting pic.twitter.com/8z1JgR1oSb — Jayne McCormack (@BBCJayneMcC) August 20, 2024 Discover more from Slugger O'Toole Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email. Type …
Eight graphs that show Unionism is in decline, but reunification is not a short-term prospect…
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Introduction: I recently published a paper in the ARINS section of the Royal Irish Academy journal Irish Studies in International Affairs (ISIA). My paper analysed transfers from Alliance and the Green Party for all Assembly elections (7) and local elections …
Doug Beattie Resigns as UUP leader.
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Something is clearly up this morning at UUP headquarters. The Irish Times, Belfast Telegraph and the BBC are all reporting that there is ‘speculation’ over the UUP leader’s future. The Newsletter goes further, dispensing with the ‘speculation’ euphemism and baldly …
Open Sunday – discuss what you like…
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The idea for Open Sunday is to let you discuss what you like. Just two rules. Keep it civil and no man/woman playing. Discover more from Slugger O'Toole Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email. Type your …
Open sunday – politics free zone…
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In addition to our normal open Sunday, we have a politics-free post to give you all a break. So discuss what you like here, but no politics. Discover more from Slugger O'Toole Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to …
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