WHILE Europe, including Britain, reels from the obvious disdain with which Trump treats them, threatening Danish sovereignty even as they obsequiously avoid condemning his barbarous attack on Venezuela, we should note that the drums of war are still beating throughout Europe.
THE 25th of November marks an international day of action against gender based violence and Belfast hosted a Reclaim the night march as it has done annually for the last 11 years. Each year at this rally participants endure abuse from men with the most horrendous comments about our appearance and our messages and this year was no different.
IT is rare that the Stormont parties speak with a united voice, but the paltry allocation of a mere £370 million extra to Northern Ireland has caused anger across the board.
IN early November, Nigel Farage’s Reform party reached a key milestone – leading all other parties in 150 polls in a row. Still, if the worst comes to the worst, those of us living in Northern Ireland do have an escape clause: it’s called a Border Poll.
In 1929 violent clashes occurred between Palestinians and Zionist settlers. The British set up two commissions to investigate the cause both of which came to the same conclusions that it was as a result of the Zionist project of dispossessing the Palestinian farmers and the Palestinians rejection of Zionism.
LAST Sunday over a hundred people turned out in support of a family who were violently assaulted in their Glen Road home in West Belfast by three adult men. For change and challenge to racism we need strong leadership from governments, but that is not forth-coming in many countries.
REMEMBRANCE Sunday, is run by the Royal British Legion on behalf of the Establishment who turn out in force to share the day with the common people.
The bald admission by the Department of Finance in Dublin last week that there is no prospect that the government will resolve the housing crisis for at least fifteen years – yes, fifteen years – exposes not just the failure of current policy, but also the callous indifference of those in charge.
THE visit by a group of Unionists to Israel this week has created a fair amount of coverage in the news. The group, including members from all three main unionist parties, embarked on their trip to Israel last week, lasting several days. The trip was organised and funded by the Israeli government.
Thirty-five years after reunification,
East Germans earn less, hold fewer top positions, and
no significant government posts,
remain defined by narratives
written in the West. And as long as the East keeps working for free, and the West keeps defining what “normal” means, the country may be united on paper — but not in experience.