The White House

It’s the time of year when politicians normally depart these shores for the green tinged haze of Washington, a US political nod to the Irish American diaspora. Unionism, after many years avoiding the breakfasts, canapés and chicken dinners, now engage with the frivolity. That’s in normal times, these are certainly not. The gold standard invitation … Continue reading The White House →

Unionism – A discussion

Periodically the thoughts of some unionists turn to unity, not of Ireland, but of unionism. From a recognition of a loss of power, a loss of control and, to some degree, a loss of political direction comes a desire to gather those of like mind ever closer together. With that desire comes an overwhelming belief … Continue reading Unionism – A discussion →

A worthwhile read

https://open.substack.com/pub/heated/p/climate-science-isnt-giving-your?r=35s2u&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email Emily Atkin from Heated covers the real background to some of Trump's decisions and it's really useful to understand the underlying agenda.

Cold War Reset

It’s a coup. We usually envisage such events as sudden, militaristic regime changes in a far off nations, usually considered unstable. Tanks rolling through the gates of a Presidential palace, troops seizing a tv station. But some coups are longer in the making. The greater the constitutional safeguards, the greater the general stability, the longer … Continue reading Cold War Reset →

Introduction

Yesterday Donald Trump was reinstalled as the President of the United States of America and there are dystopian consequences for the world today and the world our children and grandchildren will inherit. We weren't meeting the challenges with decarbonising our energy sector before Trump returned, now with his "drill, baby, drill" mantra and opposition to … Continue reading Introduction →