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Editorial: Drama and farce at Tory conference

EVEN in the febrile atmosphere that has pervaded British politics since the Brexit referendum six years ago, events of recent weeks have managed to elevate the levels of drama and farce at the heart of government to new heights.

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Editorial: Shock at latest murder

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Editorial: Protocol ray of hope

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Editorial: Truss must reverse course

Editorial: Scourge of paramilitarism

29 Sep, 2022

THE spectre of paramilitarism has returned to our streets over the last week in the form of disgraceful acts of intimidation by both loyalists and republicans.

Editorial: PSNI budget shortfall alarming

28 Sep, 2022

WE have sadly become accustomed to stories of underfunding of hospitals and schools and the damaging consequences for health and wellbeing in our society.

Editorial: Grim echoes of 1970s

27 Sep, 2022

FOR those old enough to remember the 1970s, there have been some worrying echoes recently of the economic and political turmoil that defined that decade.

Time for DUP to respect other traditions

26 Sep, 2022

The latest census figures have been comprehensively analysed and it is now up to ordinary nationalists, unionists and those who do not identify with either main tradition to decide where the wider debate is going to take us.

Editorial: A budget for the wealthy

24 Sep, 2022

YESTERDAY'S 'mini-budget' will go down in history as one of the greatest ever transfers of wealth to the already-rich and privileged.

Editorial: A Protestant state no more

23 Sep, 2022

IN 1934 Northern Ireland's first prime minister, Sir James Craig, told fellow MPs: "All I boast of is that we are a Protestant parliament and Protestant state.

Editorial: DUP must return to executive

22 Sep, 2022

THE initial reaction of home heating oil users to news they will receive just £100 to help with sky-high bills this winter will have been one of disbelief, followed probably by anger.

Editorial: Scourge of car criminals

21 Sep, 2022

ANYONE who has been in the proximity of a car being driven recklessly at speed will have some idea of the terror experienced by gardaí who were rammed in Dublin this week.

Editorial: An occasion for mutual respect

20 Sep, 2022

THE state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II was undoubtedly an occasion of global significance, as the international community came together in a show of admiration and respect for a life of remarkable public service.

Loughlin Maginn's family deserve an inquest

19 Sep, 2022

Even at a period in 1989 when violence on all sides across our divided society was reaching appalling levels, the murder of Loughlin Maginn in front of his family caused enormous revulsion.

Respect needed for all view's on queen's funeral

17 Sep, 2022

The expressions of sympathy which have come from all sections of our divided society after the death of Queen Elizabeth were both sincere and deeply moving.

Editorial: Family of Lyra McKee entitled to justice

16 Sep, 2022

This week marked a significant step in the journey to find justice for Lyra McKee, murdered three years ago by the New IRA during rioting in Derry.

Editorial: Inflation figures cold comfort

15 Sep, 2022

A dip in the headline rate of inflation may sound like cause for cheer after months of unremittingly grim economic news, but there should be no doubt about the enormity of the financial crisis confronting us this winter.

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