Abortion: no voice for the NI Assembly means no choice for the women of Northern Ireland

In November 2012, Irish Times Social Affairs Correspondent Kitty Holland broke the story about the death of Savita Halappanavar at Galway University Hospital. Six and a half years later, Ireland wakes up a different country with 66.4% voting to repeal the Eighth Amendment. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for the rest of the island. Six and a half years later, Northern Ireland wakes up the same, if not arguably worse.

Brexit Speech: Theresa May Not

Theresa May's Brexit Speech

Following the Secretary of State’s announcement yesterday that a Northern Ireland election will take place on 2 March 2017, today it was Prime Minister Theresa May’s turn to take to the stage for her Brexit speech. Watching and listening along with many others to the government’s views on the single market, customs, and migration, I couldn’t help but notice one thing in particular: “A Global Britain”.

Is liberalism a loss of freedom?

The more liberal we become, the less free we truly are. 9 November was no more of a triumph for Trump than 23 June 2016 was for the people of the United Kingdom.