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The Gun That Jack Bought

Just how easy is it to buy lethal weapons in the US death market? 

Despising Real Madrid

Peter Anderson ⚽ If there is one team I despise more than any other then it has to be Real Madrid.My six years living in Madrid contributed much to this disliking. Spend any time in the city and you will see that they are more than a city club, in fact they are perceived locally as more of a national team than a city club. This all comes from the dictator, Franco, being a fanatical supporter of

A Morning Thought @ 1444

The ‘Energy Security’ Strategy That Promises More Oil And Gas

People And Nature ☭ In this guest post, Peter Somerville examines the UK government’s “energy security strategy.”16-May-2022The UK government’s energy security strategy avoids bold measures to decarbonise the economy. Its claimed aims are to “build a British energy system that is much more self-sufficient” (page 6), and specifically to “reduce our dependence on imported oil and gas” (page 5) –

Lynx By Ten To The Power Of Two Hundred And Twenty Four

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, Let Us At Least Be CuriousUkrainian political sociologist: This is a war of leadership failures at many levelsPutin’s conquest of southeast Ukraine: Vexed questions of ‘

Border Poll Criteria

Mike Burke ✒ For the past year-and-a-half, the advocacy group Ireland’s Future has regularly urged the Secretary of State to shed light on the circumstances triggering a border poll. In the wake of the Assembly elections, both Tánaiste Leo Varadkar and First Minister in waiting Michelle O’Neill have stressed the need for clarity on the issue. Pat Leahy, political editor of The Irish Times, has

Bangor A City? Has Somebody Pressed The Wrong Button?

Dr John Coulter ✒ an ardent Royalist and Ballymena man, TPQ Monday contentious political commentator takes serious issue with Queen Elizabeth II naming quaint seaside town Bangor as a ‘city’ to mark Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee.Is somebody in either Windsor Castle or Buckingham Palace playing a joke on this part of the United Kingdom? Now, you might ask why me, as a life-long Royalist and

A Morning Thought @ 1443

No, Mo

Anthony McIntyre ⚽ When a Liverpool game is delayed ostensibly because of crowd management issues, a sense of foreboding creeps in. Those of us old enough to remember the 1985 European Cup final and the 1989 FA Cup semi-final where, between the two, swathes of Juventus and Liverpool fans lost their lives, instinctively read the worst from the tea leaves. Police teargassing families with small

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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, Let Us At Least Be CuriousSan Francisco archbishop bans Nancy Pelosi from receiving Holy Communion over abortion stanceMarjorie Taylor Greene says that 'women need to make better