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From the Editor: Thank you to our readers and supporters

Basit Mahmood
23 December, 2025 (5 days ago)

Our readership continues to grow but none of this would’ve been possible without readers and donors. We need your support now more than ever, with the rise of the right, as progressives we must continue to fight back against regressive policies and ideas.

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Basit Mahmood
23 December, 2025 (5 days ago)

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Will Straw
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Ed Jacobs looks at what can be done to solve Northern Ireland’s footballing exodus – if it’s even a problem

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