Hughie Beag

Hungary like the wolf…

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Hungry has just announced that it’s withdrawing from the International Criminal Court. The announcement came hours after Benjamin Netanyahu, wanted on an International Criminal Court arrest warrant, arrived in the country on a state visit. Hungary is of course a …

Roy Uprichard

Why a Weaponised Bible? – Zionism, Christian or otherwise…

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How we read the Bible is vitally important. Do we see Jesus as the supreme revelation of Divinity? The One who condensed the Old Testament Law and the Prophets down to ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart, …

Brian O’Neill

The Quiet Extinction of Male Role Models…

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A while back, I was walking down my street when I spotted a neighbour’s young lad out on his bike. Both tyres were flat. Not a huge deal — I’m a cyclist, I’ve got a decent pump — easy fix. …

Brian O’Neill

Schrödinger Northern Ireland gets off lightly from Trumps tariffs…

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Our position in the UK and the EU is proving beneficial today as President Trump releases details of his tariff plans. Asia, which makes most of the world’s crap consumer goods, gets hit hardest. Ireland as part of the EU …

Soapbox

‘We Need Greenland’ – Conquest Is Back, Baby…

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Finley is a Slugger reader from Belfast President Trump continues to flummox and flabbergast the ever-upright and law-abiding NATO partner states with his forthright Greenland claims. POTUS wants them to understand that he is not mucking about when it comes …

Soapbox

Stormont Is On The Slippery Slope. Again…

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Belfast and Glenariff is a Slugger reader from Belfast. “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow mindedness and many of our people need it solely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired …

Brian O’Neill

Stormont and Sensibility: Jim Allister MP writes a romance novel…

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Not to be outdone by Doug Beattie and Peter Robinson, Jim Allister MP becomes the latest Unionist leader to put pen to paper. Whereas Doug Beattie regaled us with his war exploits and Peter Robinson went for ‘Witty Putdowns and …

Brian Pope

The Republican Party has a moral duty to speak up against swingeing cuts to USAID…

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Time is running out for millions of people in the world’s poorest nations as the US takes a step closer to making drastic cuts to its international aid budget. Tariffs, Ukraine and Gaza have dominated the headlines, for good reason, …

Secret Patient

A distinct lack of imagination from the Chancellor…

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New week, a new cunning plan by Rachel Reeves to make savings by cutting welfare benefits. From BBC News,“Reeves, who ruled out tax rises in the statement, has already announced several spending cuts. But late on Tuesday, it emerged that …

Brian O’Neill

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. Comments will close at 12 pm on Monday.

Brian O’Neill

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. Comments will close at 12 pm on Monday.