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Unionism is blocking progress in Ireland
It’s time to face the reality that the flow of history is towards reunification of Ireland, says DIANE ABBOTT
IN THE HEADLINES: US President Joe Biden (left) is greeted by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar as he arrives for a state dinner at Dublin Castle, on day three of his visit to Ireland, Thursday, April 13
If the government really wanted to address public finances, improve living standards and begin economic recovery, it would increase its borrowing for investment, argues MICHAEL BURKE
MATT KERR takes a winter journey through poetry, labour and memory, from Glasgow to Newcastle, arguing that our radical past isn’t something to revere from a distance, but a tool still meant to be used
One of Canada’s most revered politicians is a native of Falkirk but is relatively unknown in his original homeland. KENNY MacASKILL tells his story
Labour prospects in May elections may be irrevocably damaged by Birmingham Council’s costly refusal to settle the year-long dispute, warns STEVE WRIGHT
HENRY FOWLER and ROB POOLE explain the significance of today’s Megapicket
THE Tory press was mainly hostile to Joe Biden during his visit. This is not a mark of strength, but of powerlessness.
It now seems perfectly acceptable for British politicians to attack Biden simply for being Irish-American.
The media widely implied that he could not be trusted simply because of his Irishness. His critics on this front included some of our “respectable” media. The BBC was not immune.
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