Scots set date for independence referandum. 

The Government of Scotland has moved decisively by setting the date for a referendum on sovereignty and independence. 19 October 2023 is that date. Its decision has already won support among Scottish voters. A poll published recently in the Times showed that those for and against independence are neck and neck. 48% of those surveyed were in favour of independence while 47% were against

After Boris what next?

Boris Johnson has resigned. Mary Lou McDonald’s view that he will not be missed is one that is shared by many. Johnson played on peoples’ fears, as well as the supremacist and right wing attitude of many in Britain who believe the Empire was great and that Britain today is still Great.

Liberty Hall Concert in aid of Moore St

This column supports the work of The Moore Street Preservation Trust to save the 1916 Moore Street Battlefield site  the most important historic site in modern Irish history.