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The great fear in the 1970s was that the Troubles would cross over at the narrowest part of the Irish sea. Scotland and Northern Ireland are so close that they almost touch, but Glasgow was never turned into Belfast. The Scottish Central Belt and especially the part around Glasgow is …
Read More »Was Jeremy Corbyn a traitor to the British People?
The Northern Ireland “troubles” began in the late 1960s and ended with the Good Friday “Belfast” Agreement of 1998. Primarily it consisted of a terrorist organisation, the IRA, attempting to overthrow democracy by the use of violence. It came to an end when the IRA were militarily defeated and forced …
Read More »Why I think Jeremy Corbyn mustn’t be Prime Minister
I know the title gives away much of the article, but I would like to focus on two key aspects: Terrorism and the Union. This is not a partisan piece, but one that tries to rise above mere party politics in an unbiased fashion. Economics are, to an extent, reversible: …
Read More »Case for Ireland’s exit
The country most affected by Brexit, other than the United Kingdom, is likely to be Ireland*. This is the only nation that shares an actual land border with the UK. Additionally, the UK is Ireland’s largest export market in the current EU (The exports to Belgium are higher value but …
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