Sadly, I do not have a vote in the election for the leader of the Irish Labour Party as I joined too short a time ago. However, I support Aodhán Ó Ríordáin in his campaign to be our next leader. Continue reading The same future: Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
There is to be a General Election to Dáil Éireann in Ireland on Saturday 8th February 2020. As part of the coverage for this, the national broadcaster RTÉ has decided to have a Leaders’ Debate. Sadly only two political party … Continue reading RTÉ should not threaten the democracy of the State
Hardly surprisingly, I am disgusted with the Conservative Party over their dirty tricks of creating a website purporting to be the Labour Manifesto (published by the Conservative Party). If you really want to see the Labour Party’s manifesto for the … Continue reading Conservative dirty tricks continue in UK General Election
Last Saturday, the Labour Party held its conference in Mullingar. The conference’s theme was Building an Equal Society, which surely is what the Labour movement is all about across the world. Labour has set out their core goals: a Living … Continue reading Building an equal society
This afternoon we have seen the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill pass its third reading in the House of Commons. Many people start claiming that Equal Marriage is home and dry. This is quite far from the case. The Bill … Continue reading We’re being left behind in Northern Ireland: why I am a proud Liberal Democrat
Despite all the coverage of the Ulster Covenant this weekend, it seems that at least one British political party wants not to recognise the Irish in the Union Flag. They have fallen into a similar trap as Hawes & Curtis … Continue reading Team GB did it, then Hawes & Curtis, and now Labour…
When I applied to university the first time around, back when I was a pupil at Ballymena Academy, I couldn’t understand why we had to apply based on the results of our predicted grades. It seemed to me, and still does, that it would be fairer to have the university admissions process after real grades had been awarded. The recent action [inaction?] by UCAS to put off a decision on having post-results admissions has been rightly condemned by the President of NUS-USI, Adrianne Peltz, who said that basing offers on predicted grades is an unreliable system and that going by predicted grades … Continue reading NUS-USI President calls for university admissions to be after results are published
Just after comparing Boris Johnston to Hitler, Ken Livingstone, as an atheist, unsurprisingly gets his archangels muddled up. Michael clears up the muddle. Continue reading Gabriel is not Michael – it’s simple really @ken4london
Whilst answering a question about student finance in his latest University assignment, Michael takes a break and highlights one of those who helped in the Open University’s creation. Continue reading University thank you to daughter of miner as new research labs are opened
This afternoon, I happened to be in Belfast City Centre as the protest on tution fees was taking place at the gates of Belfast City Hall.
Earlier this evening as Northern Ireland Liberal Democrat Chair I issued a press release. I said: Continue reading “violence in Belfast as the vote loomed – reaction”
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