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Lynx By Ten To The Power Of One Thousand Seven Hundred And Twenty Three

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 CuriousIreland and EU MilitarismPoland's Political Future: How Konfederacja and Razem Could Replace the Old DuopolyVon Der Leyen's

A Morning Thought @ 2742

A Morning Thought @ 2741

Dance Of Deceit

Anthony McIntyre  ☠ The BBC has opted not to appeal the verdict against it upholding a defamation claim by the former Provisional IRA leader Gerry Adams.Prior to that Taoiseach Micheal Martin, most likely irked by a perception of Adams gloating, announced his intention to reform the libel laws. Whatever the benefits of a jury trial, it is indisputable that they are cumbersome and

Free From Brussels 🪶 Why Britain’s Working Class Must Forge Its Own Future

Labour Heartlands ☭ Written by Paul Knaggs.Rejoining the EU? Not If You Care About Britain’s Working ClassThe EU was never built for workers. It was designed by bankers, for bankers, with a rulebook written in the language of capital. Those pushing for a return to Brussels’ embrace, whether through Starmer’s “reset” or eventual ‘rejoin’, have conveniently forgotten that the loudest and

Battle Reenactments Will Boost Ulster Tourist Trade

Dr John Coulter✍ Today is Bastille Day in France when the country celebrates the attack on the notorious prison during the 1789 Revolution.In terms of a commemoration, it is a massive and well-organised military spectacle. Today, at roughly the same time hundreds of miles away in a wee County Down village called Scarva, an estimated 100,000 people will attend the annual Sham Fight which

Lynx By Ten To The Power Of One Thousand Seven Hundred And Twenty Two

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 Curious‘The most shocking detail in that note was that Alan Hawe admitted to enjoying the killings of wife Clodagh and his

A Morning Thought @ 2740

A Morning Thought @ 2739

Beyoncé Steps Into Identity Wars Again

Gearóid Ó Loingsigh ☭ writing in Substack on 03-July-2025.Photo: Instagram Beyoncé.Once again Beyoncé finds herself at the centre of an identarian war. She has been accused of cultural appropriation in the past, when she recorded country songs, a rather ridiculous affair and also when she dressed up as Nefertiti, the Egyptian queen and apparent goddess. I have dealt