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In the past, there was a formula which ensured that the worse things were, the more money you got. That’s no longer the case
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Series of flip-flops by Sinn Féin on hate speech, the Nature Restoration Law, and the recent referendums raises questions. If they can’t speak clearly for themselves, how can they speak for us?
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The problem isn’t the overrun - it is that the cost was grossly underestimated and all the information the market needed to squeeze the Government was made public
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There are no signs that the lightening of the mood is helping the Government parties. But it’s not necessarily good for Sinn Féin either
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Politics is now increasingly a zero-sum contest seeking only tactical advantage