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John Gibbons It’s almost 30 years since an IRA no-warning bomb exploded in the Grand Hotel, Brighton, killing five people. Its primary target, British PM, Margaret Thatcher and her cabinet, escaped serious injury. Thatcher defiantly responded by saying that “all attempts to destroy democracy by terrorism will fail”. Her composure in the immediate aftermath […]
Lorna Gold Since mid-2012 talks have been going on under the auspices of the UN to decide what will replace the Millennium Development Goals when they expire in 2015. The new development framework under discussion is to be universally applicable across all countries, rich and poor. This could be described as an exercise in ‘fixing […]
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Immigration reform should provide a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, an easier legal immigration system, better enforcement and more border security. By Ken Phelan
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Israel’s ethnic cleansing in Gaza is outrageously disproportionate.
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No solution to Iraq, but recognition of the complexity of history and demography would be a start. By Frank Armstrong
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UN’s replacement for its Millennium Goals must embrace overarching, as well as specific, imperatives and be wary of corporate influence. By Lorna Gold
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Paternalistic though egalitarian marriage, guided by Communism and Confucianism, embraces extended family. By Garreth Byrne