Writing about politics, the Union and Northern Ireland. Find many of my latest articles here: muckrack.com/owen-polley/…
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The sickening knife attack in Belfast & the subsequent racist violence, were squarely the fault of the perpetrators. The fallout, though, highlighted how Westminster & Stormont have let NI down; as well as exposing again the Dublin government’s hypocrisy. newsletter.co.uk/news/opinio…
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'When the implied lesson of the peace process is that illegal violence, or threats of violence, can lead to power and influence, there will always be an incentive to resort to these tactics.' newsletter.co.uk/news/opinio…
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Owen Polley: Another ‘crisis’ is inevitable if immigration fears not tackled, given the sense that voters are not being listened to trib.al/uxLnEno
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"There is no rational or positive case for Irish nationalism independent of the wishes and fantasies of those who entertain it."
On ‘blueprints’ for ‘Irish unity’
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Jun 12
Deidre, I just saw this, you didn't tag me.
Why have you posted a carefully edited clip that has the effect of distorting my point, ending before I explain myself? The emjoi implies I was inconsistent.
And what are you saying? That unionists are more racist than nationalists? If so, why not actually say it, just as I went on TV to argue the contrary? It is a self-serving nationalist myth
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Jun 13
‘The complexity of the conflict’ says the BBC when Burrow’s points out that the terrorist wing of Hazzard’s party murdered thousands of people
Jun 13
Chris Hazzard’s selective outrage is staggering. You can’t lecture others about Northern Ireland’s history since 1969 while ignoring the brutal IRA campaign carried out by the military wing of your own party. We must reject all violence, but never permit the rewriting of history.
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What actually happened in the Troubles in terms of murders, phase by phase - fyi @owenjonesjourno
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1 in 20 Catholic families were burned out of their homes in Belfast in 1969.
As one scholar put it, at the time it was "the largest forced population movement in Western Europe since the Second World War."
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Jun 8
If 'moderate unionism' is equivalent to progressive-cliche bingo, as you would think listening to some of Burrows' critics, then it may not be worth saving. What NI needs is assertive, persuasive unionist leadership. app.newsletter.co.uk/story/8…
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The implication that Jon Burrows is hardline, and that the UUP has abandoned moderate unionism by picking him as leader, is based on nothing concrete. app.newsletter.co.uk/story/8…
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Jun 8
“I previously compared @mikenesbittni’s ‘unionism’ to the Christianity of a vicar who does not believe in God…”
C.S. Lewis: “Once the layman was anxious to hide the fact that he believed so much less than the vicar; now he tends to hide the fact that he believes so much more.”
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Nothing to suggest Jon Burrows is a 'hardline' leader of the UUP.
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Nothing to suggest Jon Burrows is a 'hardline' leader of the UUP.
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Jun 6
Anti-Israel sentiments among Irish nationalists have become detached from reality and decency, argues @3000Versts
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Jun 5
“There are good reasons to question the way that Netanyahu and his government have reacted ... In nationalist Ireland, though, there has been scarcely any recognition that Israel was wronged”
✍️ | @3000Versts
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Jun 5
Anti-Israeli derangement is, of course, not unique to the Irish.
But anti-Israel agitation is out of control in the Emerald Isle, argues @3000Versts
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1. If the amendments to change the minimum age of criminal responsibilty to 14 as proposed by SF, Alliance & SDLP becomes law a 13 year old in England recently convicted of aiding & abetting the rape of 2 schools girls could not even be investigated, as it would not be a crime.
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Jun 5
The problem with Streeting's plans on Capital Gains Tax. A well-evidenced article from @TheBluetrot
Jun 5
Capital gains tax has stumped politicians for decades; Streeting doesn’t stand a chance
"For 10 years between 1988–1998, CGT was aligned with income tax and indexed. The result was hugely lower transactions & revenues."
My latest column for @Telegraph bit.ly/4vq2oCg
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“Ireland’s obsession with Israel and Palestine is powered by its own highly developed sense of victimhood and the hatred of Britishness that is the bedrock of its national identity”
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