The problem at the heart of Extinction Rebellion is that we are rebelling against ourselves.

Brexit was one of three threats demanding attention in Paschal Donohoe’s Budget 2020 speech. The main threat, climate change, is existential, but apparently not considered urgent. Brexit is a threat that could deliver an economic wallop and then some. And, as this is a political forum, the third threat came from voters demanding an election budget.

Julie Sadlier, a solicitor who has been representing families facing repossession since the economic crash a decade ago, outlines how new legislation could help keep thousands of families in their homes in Ireland

Yesterday’s announcement that rent allowance levels are to be increased has been broadly welcomed.