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Even Lukashenko’s piracy can’t derail Nord Stream 2 – and Putin knows it Germany will pay a heavy geopolitical price for its addiction to Russian gas, but it doesn’t seem to care 26 May 2021 • 6:00am When geopolitics and commerce collide, it’s the commerce that normally wins, particularly when it comes to Germany. No more so than with Nord Stream 2, a soon to be completed €10bn offshore natural gas pipeline beneath the Baltic Sea connecting Russia and Germany. Vehemently opposed b...

Simply put, the rotten foundations of the northern state are crumbling.  One hundred years ago, the six counties were carved out in a sectarian headcount to ensure a perpetual unionist majority. Today, unionism is a minority in the Northern Assembly.  The discussion on Irish unity is gathering pace. Partition is no longer permanent. Irish unity is achievable. Brexit has taught a new generation of unionist leaders that a British government cannot be trusted. The Tory Party in London may wave t...

The doctrine of Net Zero will make mugs of us all The real risk to society will be if the extremists succeed in foisting on us an expensive and intermittent energy system 4 May 2021 • 7:00am A small box arrives, addressed to me. “Our children deserve a future,” it proclaims on the outside. What a moving thought! Why has no one ever said that before?  Inside the box is a free mug. It is emblazoned with a take-off of a bank note. “10 years,” it says in the space usually reserved for £...

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Foster’s resignation places the Partition of Ireland on even shakier ground Patrick Cockburn © Provided by The Independent The resignation of Arlene Foster as leader of the Democratic Unionist Party and first minster for Northern Ireland coincides almost to the day with the 100th anniversary of the Partition of Ireland on 3 May 1921. The coincidence is appropriate since unionism in Northern Ireland is in a state of general crisis and Partition looks shakier today than at any...

Foster’s resignation places the Partition of Ireland on even shakier ground Patrick Cockburn © Provided by The Independent The resignation of Arlene Foster as leader of the Democratic Unionist Party and first minster for Northern Ireland coincides almost to the day with the 100th anniversary of the Partition of Ireland on 3 May 1921. The coincidence is appropriate since unionism in Northern Ireland is in a state of general crisis and Partition looks shakier today than at any...

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Sinn Féin ensure EU commitment to direct engagement with Northern politicians Sinn Féin MEP Chris MacManus has described his party’s progress on developing a Six County / EU channel of dialogue as “pleasing” and “vitally important” to the north’s evolution post-Brexit. Speaking from Brussels the Midlands Northwest MEP said, “I would like to welcome the draft resolution on Brexit which will be voted in the European Parliament this week.” “It is important at this time for the ...