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The Law Is Still An Ass

Christopher Owens ✍ “A people come to this/Beyond the age of reason/A people fed on famine/A people on their knees, and/A people eat each other/A people stand in line/Waiting for another war and/Waiting for my valentine.” - The Sisters of MercyOn Monday 11th March, it was announced that a settlement had been reached between Douglas Murray and Guardian News & Media

Lynx By Ten To The Power Of One Thousand Five Hundred And Sixty Nine

Ten links to a diverse range of opinion that might be of interest to TPQ readers. They are selected not to invite agreement but curiosity. Readers can submit links to pieces they find thought provoking.Before We Conform, Or Condemn, Let Us At Least Be CuriousDrogheda United - Shamrock Rovers - PreviewMatchday Information: Carrick Rangers Vs GlentoranLouth St Patrick’s Day Parades 2025:

A Morning Thought @ 2496

A Morning Thought @ 2495

Climate And Energy ☀ Building Blocks For Labour Movement Strategy

People And Nature ☭ This article is based on a talk by Simon Pirani at the energy campaigns strategy day, organised by the Campaign Against Climate Change in Leeds on 1 February 2025.12-February-2025The “key questions” we hope to discuss today, listed in the agenda, include “how do we cut through with our demands for a clean energy system”, “how do we create the necessary alliances” and “how do

Jim Marron

Caoimhin O’Muraile ⚑ In Memory of Jim Marron.Jim MarronIt was on the evening of Saturday 8th March I received the sad and tragic news of the death of an old friend and comrade Jim Marron of Belfast. I had known Jim for nearly forty years from my days in the IRSP and beyond. Jim had very strong socialist and republican political views and is a sad loss to those ideologies and causes. I had

Lynx By Ten To The Power Of One Thousand Five Hundred And Sixty Eight

Ten links to a diverse range of opinion that might be of interest to TPQ readers. They are selected not to invite agreement but curiosity. Readers can submit links to pieces they find thought provoking.Before We Conform, Or Condemn, Let Us At Least Be CuriousIsrael cuts off electricity supply to Gaza as new truce talks set to resumeLive: Trump threatens Gaza residents with death as his

A Morning Thought @ 2494

A Morning Thought @ 2493

Beguiling Constitutional Narratives 6 🪶 “Constitutional Change” Without Constitutional Change

Mike Burke ✍ On opening Lisa Claire Whitten’s paper Constitutional Change in Northern Ireland (2023a), I looked forward to seeing new arguments or fresh evidence on the union-unity debate. I was quickly disabused of such presuppositions. In the introduction to the paper, Whitten, a research fellow at Queen’s University Belfast, notes that while the normal meaning of