After a year of hesitation, the Government can no longer claim it’s finding its feet. With housing, childcare, disability and infrastructure still stuck in first gear, 2026 will be the year we find out what it’s really capable of.
Even as protests grow and allies defect, Donald Trump remains surrounded by loyalty, kitsch and ritual displays of power. Watching from Florida — and thinking of Ireland — it’s hard not to wonder whether MAGA is a movement on the march, or one circling its own excesses.
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