Life s guilty pleasures are beating inflation, with an inflation index tracking cheeky consumer goods showing that treats like ice-cream are rising slower than wages are rising.
Divisions between the major imperialist powers over the Northern Ireland protocol remain after a US delegation’s visit to Ireland ended in acrimony, a massive security breach and loyalist threats of political violence.
So, some unionist politicians have taken offence at US Congressman Richard Neal’s use of the word ‘planter’ when referring to unionists in Ulster, and this reveals a festering sore that goes to the heart of division in these six counties