The UK has conceded on the vital issue of the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic, MEPs have been told.
According to RTE’s Tony Connelly, who first tweeted on the developments earlier today, the UK has agreed to ensure no “regulatory divergence” between the two on the EU’s single market and customs union. Read more...
#MeToo is another example of a campaign that is focused on victims and survivors – when it should instead be on enablers and assailants.
In the wake of the Harvey Weinstein sex scandal, the #metoo campaign, where women on social media opened up about their experiences with sexual harassment and assault at the hands of men, has created a lot of much-needed discussion around the topic. Read more...
The Kurdish independence referendum in Iraq has provided a golden opportunity for the West that they will surely squander.
The Iraqi Kurds overwhelmingly voted for independence for the region in Monday’s referendum. Out of 3.3 million voters, 92% voted in favour of secession from Iraq, with a turnout of 72.6% and, it seems, no allegations of vote tampering. Read more...
The US Department of Agriculture has been advised to censor references to climate change in their work, emails between staff have revealed.
The emails, obtained by the Guardian, are further evidence of efforts by the Trump administration to avoid any mention of the issue in government publications. Read more...
Given his morbidly impressive track record of saying and doing the worst possible things, Donald Trump has somehow managed to outdo himself once again. But it might not be as bad as it seems.
The first term of the 45th President of the United States’ term has thus far been defined by his consistent ability to lower the proverbial bar, even when everyone thinks he has finally reached rock bottom. Read more...
No longer able to lie about Labour’s manifesto costings, the right-wing press are now recycling vague, baseless allegations of Corbyn’s support for IRA violence. In the meantime, the Prime Minister’s present transgressions are overlooked.
Numerous articles have emerged in the wake of Jeremy Corbyn’s “refusal” to “unequivocally condemn” the actions of the Irish Republican Army (IRA). Read more...
A more radical shift towards greener policies would provide many benefits besides saving us from global catastrophe. Activists should place more emphasis on the short-term advantages of decarbonisation.
Man-made pollution, regardless of its effect on global temperatures, is the cause of widespread disease, death and environmental decay. Read more...
Patriarchy is not a vast conspiracy orchestrated by evil men – it is a system of norms, traditions and assumptions that harm both women and men, and that we are capable of changing together.
Too often have I heard wilful misinterpretations by otherwise rational, intelligent people, of what feminism stands for. Read more...
A Universal Basic Income is a workable, popular policy which could redefine left-leaning parties in the face of electoral irrelevance.
Whatever the statement the citizens of the United States made, we have four years of a Donald J. Trump presidency to look forward to. Read more...
Olympic silver-medalist Louis Smith has received much public criticism for the drunken video he made of himself and fellow gymnast Luke Carson appearing to mock Islam.
Like any situation involving a celebrity, a camera, and allegations of bigotry, the battle lines have firmly been drawn. Read more...
