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The UK government has found itself in confrontation with the courts over the future of legacy law, the latest arising from the Sean Brown case. Why was this allowed to happen?
https://sluggerotoole.com/2025/05/04/the-uk-government-has-found-itself-in-confrontation-with-the-courts-over-the-future-of-legacy-law-the-latest-arising-from-the-sean-brown-case-why-was-this-allowed-to-happen/
Published: May 4, 2025 15:40
Sir Declan Morgan, Chief Commissioner, Legacy Commission The Sean Brown case is a perfect example of what can happen when a the legal vacuum is left by the delay in cancelling one Legacy Act and replacing it with a new Act or a radically amended versionā¦
Open Sunday ā discuss what you likeā¦
https://sluggerotoole.com/2025/05/04/open-sunday-discuss-what-you-like-161/
Published: May 4, 2025 06:05
The idea for Open Sunday is to let you discuss what you like. Just two rules. Keep it civil and no man/woman playing. Comments will close at 12 pm on Monday.
Open sunday ā politics free zoneā¦
https://sluggerotoole.com/2025/05/04/open-sunday-politics-free-zone-131/
Published: May 4, 2025 06:00
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. Comments will close at 12 pm on Monday.
Weekly Bulletin. What you need to know this weekā¦
https://sluggerotoole.com/2025/05/03/weekly-bulletin-what-you-need-to-know-this-week-19/
Published: May 3, 2025 11:30
Economy Minister outlines proposals for Good Jobs Bill On Monday (28 April) in the Assembly, Economy Minister Dr Caoimhe Archibald outlined her proposals for the Good Jobs Employment Rights Bill, which she described as the ābiggest upgrade of ourā¦
Farage isnāt your friend
https://sluggerotoole.com/2025/05/03/farage-isnt-your-friend/
Published: May 3, 2025 08:04
Every time I do a panel; thereās always a smart alec in the crowd. A man, usually. Without doubt he will say, āYeah, but the British donāt care about you.ā He thinks heās the first person in the world to have this original thought. Yes, I always say, yesā¦
Kneecap: A Unionist Perspective on the Controversyā¦
https://sluggerotoole.com/2025/05/03/kneecap-a-unionist-perspective-on-the-controversy/
Published: May 3, 2025 06:43
Thereās been a lot of discussion over the years regarding Kneecap, and I thought Iād add my tuppence worth to the debate. From the outset, Iāll say Iām not a fan, nor am I someone the band is particularly aimed at ā but I want to offer a Unionistā¦
Starmer should be brave and reinstate Corbynās membershipā¦
https://sluggerotoole.com/2025/05/03/starmer-should-be-brave-and-reinstate-corbyns-membership/
Published: May 3, 2025 06:29
āWe took tough but right decisions in the budget⦠because we inherited a broken economy,ā said Starmer today after a close defeat at the Runcorn by-election, and more losses in the council elections. āTough decisionsā is also the phrase Starmer invoked twoā¦
Droning Onā¦
https://sluggerotoole.com/2025/05/02/droning-on/
Published: May 2, 2025 15:05
Earlier this morning the humanitarian aid ship Conscience, operated by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, was attacked by drones in international waters approximately 14 miles off the coast of Malta. The vessel was en route to Gaza, aiming to deliverā¦
A Third First Minister? Further proposals for Stormont Reform
https://sluggerotoole.com/2025/05/02/a-third-first-minister-further-proposals-for-stormont-reform/
Published: May 2, 2025 07:00
Somewhere around 2005, Mark Durkan (then SDLP leader) coined the phrase āugly scaffoldingā to refer to the ungainly political architecture which underpins the Good Friday Agreement, namely the need for mandatory coalition between ideological opposites, theā¦
Free Speech for Me, but Not for Theeā¦
https://sluggerotoole.com/2025/05/01/free-speech-for-me-but-not-for-thee/
Published: May 1, 2025 06:37
Last night I had a vision. A premonition of approximately twenty years into the future: DJ Próvai, his balaclava thrown aside, has just been appointed to Seanad Ćireann after previously serving a single term as TD for the newly created constituency ofā¦
The Evolution of Christianity in Politicsā¦
https://sluggerotoole.com/2025/04/30/the-evolution-of-christianity-in-politics/
Published: April 30, 2025 07:08
Evolution: The gradual development of something from an earlier form. When Europeans invaded America and set up the USA, their experience back in Europe of religious persecution, caused by the entanglement of political power and religion, led them toā¦
Kneecap and manufactured outrageā¦
https://sluggerotoole.com/2025/04/30/kneecap-and-manufactured-outrage/
Published: April 30, 2025 06:25
I was hoping someone else would write about it, but it seems I get the short straw. The f*cks I give about the Kneecap story are vanishingly few, but I suppose some of you want to talk about it. Eijits say something stupid. Other eijits pretend to beā¦
Power restored to Spain and Portugalā¦
https://sluggerotoole.com/2025/04/29/power-restored-to-spain-and-portugal/
Published: April 29, 2025 06:18
There were extraordinary scenes yesterday as most of Spain and Portugal lost power. What is most worrying is that they are not exactly sure what caused it, or they donāt want to say. It does not look like foul play or a cyber attack, but questions willā¦
Canadaās Election: Mark Carneyās Liberal Party wins thanks to Trumpā¦
https://sluggerotoole.com/2025/04/29/canadas-election-mark-carneys-liberal-party-wins-thanks-to-trump/
Published: April 29, 2025 06:08
In the 2025 Canadian federal election, former Bank of England Governor and Irish citizen Mark Carney led the Liberal Party to a solid victory. His campaign, largely framed as a defence of liberal democracy and an explicit rejection of Trump-style politics,ā¦
Trump Proposes to Recognise Crimea ā Law, Power, and the Limits of the International Systemā¦
https://sluggerotoole.com/2025/04/28/trump-proposes-to-recognise-crimea-law-power-and-the-limits-of-the-international-system/
Published: April 28, 2025 10:07
Finley is a Slugger reader from Belfast The international state system is often spoken of as if it were fixed, neutral, and inherently aligned with peace and prosperity. It is none of those things. It is a pragmatic structure, historically contingent andā¦
Assisted Dying ā Lack Of Safeguards To Protect Vulnerable People Is A Valid Concernā¦
https://sluggerotoole.com/2025/04/28/assisted-dying-lack-of-safeguards-to-protect-vulnerable-people-is-a-valid-concern/
Published: April 28, 2025 09:59
Donna Moore is from Belfast, and works as an administrator. Northern Ireland remains an outlier in the field of assisted dying ā while the Republic of Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and England have all made moves towards legalising the practice, none of theā¦
Weekly Bulletin. What you need to know this week
https://sluggerotoole.com/2025/04/28/weekly-bulletin-what-you-need-to-know-this-week-18/
Published: April 28, 2025 09:36
Legacy issues discussed at British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference On Thursday (24 April), the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference met at Hillsborough Castle, the first time the meeting has been held in Northern Ireland since 2006. The UKā¦
Fat Popes, thin Popes and narrow pathsā¦
https://sluggerotoole.com/2025/04/27/fat-popes-thin-popes-and-narrow-paths/
Published: April 27, 2025 06:57
An Fear CiĆŗin lives and works in the Irish midlands. He has a keen interest in medieval and early modern history. Heās actually fairly quiet if you met him, but is contrarian by nature, Catholic by choice, culturally nationalist, politically open-mindedā¦
Open Sunday ā discuss what you likeā¦
https://sluggerotoole.com/2025/04/27/open-sunday-discuss-what-you-like-160/
Published: April 27, 2025 06:05
The idea for Open Sunday is to let you discuss what you like. Just two rules. Keep it civil and no man/woman playing. Comments will close at 12 pm on Monday.
Open sunday ā politics free zoneā¦
https://sluggerotoole.com/2025/04/27/open-sunday-politics-free-zone-130/
Published: April 27, 2025 06:00
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. Comments will close at 12 pm on Monday.