The leading opposition party is critical of the Central Bank’s role in facilitating the sale of Israeli bonds as the death toll in Gaza rises to over 53,000 and Israel moves forward with plans to take territory in the strip.
Concerns have been raised over the Central Bank’s role in facilitating Israeli bonds amid the bombing of Gaza. Governor Gabriel Makhlouf says the regulator’s hands are tied but Pearse Doherty is ready to act.
Pearse Doherty is confident Exchequer surpluses will fund his party’s “catch-up programme” on housing and other capital spending.
Even before the multiple controversies of the past weeks, Sinn Féin has been seeping support. Based on multiple datasets, this is the story of where the voters have gone and why they left.
The elections have shown that anger doesn’t cut it with enough voters. People want policies that offer the chance of better times. Facing an energised Government, Sinn Féin needs to change its message.
A change of government is on the cards on July 4 in the UK's snap election called by Tory Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. In Northern Ireland, the fates of the parties battling for Westminster seats is harder to call.
More than a century ago, Arthur Griffith saw capitalism as the building block of the economy while overtly advocating for state intervention. As the next election approaches, Sinn Féin’s stance is still rooted in this century-old policy.
Jeffery Donaldson has confronted his party’s hardliners in a way that Peter Robinson and Arlene Foster never managed to achieve. For the DUP and Sinn Féin, the real work begins now.
The late Martin McGuinness had taken inspiration from Flann O’Brien and his followers to bridge the gap with former enemies. The current leadership of Sinn Féin is more intent on seeking heads. How will this play out in upcoming elections?
We have buried our heads in the sand. Our deluded scoffing at Farage, at Trump, at Le Pen, at Orban, at Meloni, at Wilders and every other tribal shaman is over. Our deluded denial of the tribal beast slouching in our midst should be over too.
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