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Building Support For Zero-Fares Will Strengthen The Case For Publicly-Owned Transport

People And Nature ☭ Simon Pirani reposts with thanks from the We Own It! web site.4-September-2025More rail and bus fare increases are on the way – and they threaten to undo much of the good promised by wider public ownership and regulation of rail and bus networks.Plans for rail re-nationalisation and bus re-regulation raise the tantalising prospect of transport provided as a public service

Western Leaders Aren’t Cowards For Continuing To Support Israel 🪶 They’re Committed Imperialist Ideologues

Mondoweiss ✮ Written by Layth Hanbali and James Smith. Recommended by Pádraic Mac Coitir,No amount of convincing and irrefutable evidence of the genocide will convince Western leaders to halt support for Israel, because it isn't in their interests. The only thing that will stop the genocide is to make it more costly than profitable.We are repeatedly told that the Western political

Christian Churches Need To Be More Proactive In Defending Veterans

Dr John Coulter ✍ The Christian Churches need to get their act in gear and become more publicly vocal in supporting veterans who are facing legacy legal action because of their role in the Troubles.Unfortunately, a perception is being fuelled that while Christian Churches are quite happy to fulfil their pastoral requirements when it comes to events marking the traditional Remembrance

Lynx By Ten To The Power Of One Thousand Eight Hundred And Twenty 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, Or Condemn, Let Us At Least Be CuriousCanada, Australia and UK recognize Palestinian statehoodIn Gaza, the So-called 'Evacuation of Civilians' Is a Trail of Bombs and

A Morning Thought @ 2880

A Morning Thought @ 2879

Unionism Continues To Flounder

Tommy McKearney ☭ With the traditional Orange marching season now ended, it is timely to review certain events in the North.1-September-2025Unlike times past when assessing summer in the six counties, this year attention has turned towards differences within sections of the pro-union community rather than confrontations with their neighbours.To be precise, we are referring to a contest

Drogs ⚽ Hoops ⚽ Exit

Anthony McIntyre ⚽ There were four of us in the car as Paddy steered his way to Sullivan & Lambe Park.Ronan had tagged along having finished work early enough. Although tired from an early start the incentive of a quarter final clash had fired him up.Jay was his usual confident self when asked about the outcome: 2-1 to Drogheda which, had it ended that way, would have seen the Claret and

Christian Nationalism Threatens Democracy 🪶 Secularism Protects It

National Secular Society ★ With Christian nationalism apparently gaining ground in the UK, Stephen Evans argues that secularism is needed to safeguard liberal democracy.Is Britain on the brink of a spiritual comeback? After decades of emptying pews and rising nonreligiosity, talk of a Christian revival is growing louder. But what's emerging looks less like a genuine religious awakening and more