Politics

Making sense of political events, decisions and ideas directly affecting Northern Ireland. Given their geographical proximity, events in Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland will be included in this section

We need liberty and love

Jamie PowMay 23, 2015

As a statement on the protection of basic individual liberty, I find the words of John Stuart Mill hard to resist. “The only purpose for which power can be righ... Read More...

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Honey, I shrunk the Labour Party

Connor DalyMay 12, 2015

Crushing to an election defeat worse than that of 2010, almost entirely wiped out in Scotland, and failing to persuade even senior party figures of its capabili... Read More...

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The End of the Westminster System as We Know It?

Jamie PowMay 3, 2015

The UK has been navigating unchartered electoral territory lately. The Westminster system is vaunted precisely for its predictability of producing an accountabl... Read More...

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They think it’s all over: How the Tories threw away the election

Connor DalyApril 26, 2015

When the UK general election campaign kicked off many political pundits predicted May’s vote would return another Conservative-Lib Dem coalition. While a low... Read More...

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Hillary had her chance, Part 1: A break from the status quo?

Connor DalyApril 17, 2015

In 2008, the US Democrats backed Barack Obama for the party’s nomination for President not just because he ran a slicker campaign than Hillary Clinton but becau... Read More...

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On Europe and hate crime, where is our Tony Blair?

Connor DalyApril 14, 2015

Last week Tony Blair brought to the Westminster election campaign something which has been profoundly lacking from the mainstream political parties: a positive ... Read More...

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