Chatter #172 – Gavin Esler On English Nationalism, Scottish Independence And The Breakup Of The UK

Gavin Esler is an award-winning television and radio broadcaster, novelist and journalist. He is the author of five novels and four non-fiction books, most recently How Britain Ends – English Nationalism and the Re-birth of Four Nations. It’s a forensic examination of the way in which resurgent English nationalism is pulling the United Kingdom apart….

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Politicians Will Never Give Up This Power Willingly – “It will never, strictly speaking, be “safe” to lift all restrictions” – Paula Bradshaw

“Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron’s cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own…

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Chatter #143​ – Stewart Dickson On The Future Of NI, The Alliance Party, And Relaxing Covid Rules

Express VPN 12 Months 35% off!! Stewart Dickson is an Alliance MLA for East Antrim. He entered the Assembly in May 2011 and was re-elected in March 2017 and is currently the Alliance Party Assembly Group Spokesperson for the Economy. We talked about the resignation of Arlene Foster, the future of the Alliance Party, reform…

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Chatter #135 – Adam McGibbon On #KillTheBill, The Right To Protest And If Violence Is Ever Acceptable

Adam McGibbon is an activist and writer originally from Belfast. He has a long history of being involved in social and environmental protest. He was Vice President of Queen’s University Belfast Students’ Union during the successful 2010-11 campaign to stop university tuition fee increases. He has been involved in direct action protests against tax avoiders,…

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