The UK is heading for an economic and social calamity not seen for 30 years or more, writes Fergus Finlay

So here’s a focus group for you. It’s not a representative sample, but focus groups aren’t meant to be. It’s serious people, all around my age, both genders, mixed political views, having a serious discussion about Irish politics.

An angry man willing on a coup against institutions he vowed to uphold. But, unlike Nixon, Trump will win unless he is stopped

The existential threat of climate change hangs over us, but we are also damaged by ugly old hatreds with a trendy new name

God is in his heaven, and all’s right with the world. I know it’s not appropriate for a humanist like me to be quoting Robert Browning’s little hymn to nature, but right now there may be nothing else that quite sums it up. For three reasons.

The very existence of child poverty can only mean we’ve got our priorities all wrong

Despite all our problems, this is a strong and stable democracy. We have leaders that we’re free to criticise  — and we do it all the time — but they’re serious, hard-working people 

It was elevated schoolyard bullying in the Dáil last week, while grownups were trying to draw attention to some real problems and failures elsewhere. Pearse Doherty was having a few underhand digs, to try to annoy Leo.

Government needs to bring us together, or the consequences will be devastating

The truth is abuse happens when power is abused. It happens when free and open consent is denied, writes Fergus Finlay