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Lynx By Ten To The Power Of Two Hundred And Seven

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 CuriousThe Long Hand of Slave Breeding, Redux'Captain Venmo' Matt Gaetz picks a catfight with educated women and pet owners over abortion rightsMen’s Voices

The Political Ascendancy Of Sinn Fein

Caoimhin O’Muraile ✒ Love them or loath them it is unarguable that the political march of Sinn Fein under the all-female leadership of Mary Lou McDonald and Michele O’Neil appears to be unstoppable.In the twenty-six counties the party leads the opposition in Dail Eireann, while in the six counties they have just won twenty-seven seats in the “Legislative Assembly” at Stormont. For the first time

A Morning Thought @ 1424

Requiem For A Fan

Anthony McIntyre ✒ It was hardly what I expected to do on our twentieth wedding anniversary but as fate would have it, I ended up at three requiem masses. Don’t recall ever managing that before.The first and second were for the brothers of two separate colleagues in SVP. The third was for a local Liverpool fan, Oliver Martin. I didn’t know the guy but his daughter had put out a request with the

Lynx By Ten To The Power Of Two Hundred And Six

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 Curious'From the moment of fertilization’: Louisiana advances bill criminalizing abortion as homicide – women, doctors could be jailedThe beginning of the fall

No Big Deal

Dixie Elliot ✒Now that the
weekend of much-ado-about-nothing is over lets look at reality.

Given the
Unionist stance on not sharing power in the Stormont executive with a Sinn Féin
First Minister we were expecting a huge surge in the Sinn Féin vote.

It didn't
happen. They remain on 27 seats and their overall vote only increased 1.1% from
the 2017 Assembly elections and was in fact down 0.4%

Dramatic Twists And Turns

Peter Anderson ⚽ The crucial matches are coming thick and fast as the season comes to a thrilling end.After City's last-minute crumbling at the hands of a toothless Real Madrid which saw them dumped out of the UCL, they faced Newcastle on Sunday knowing that a victory would widen the gap over second placed Liverpool to three points. Liverpool had, somehow, drawn with Spurs the day before despite

A Morning Thought @ 1423

UK Trade Unions Make ‘Solidarity With Ukraine’ Call

People And Nature ☭ although the event referred to below, the piece provides a window to how sections of UK trade unionism view the war on Ukraine.7-April-2022UK trade unions will demonstrate in London on Saturday, calling for the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine.“We send solidarity to the trade unionists of Ukraine who have been engaged in humanitarian assistance and resistance to the

Lynx By Ten To The Power Of Two Hundred And Five

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