Environmentalists welcome the input of ‘rights of nature’ movement in Glasgow
‘Rights of nature legislation could soon see communities bringing legal actions against polluters’
Northern Ireland
Tory threats to EU over Article 16 of Northern Ireland protocol could badly backfire
‘Johnson and Frost are playing a dangerous game. EU watchers are predicting far from sitting back and taking it on the chin the EU may launch immediate action against the UK’
Chair of the Climate Change Committee ‘letting Northern Ireland go rogue’ on climate commitments, say campaigners
‘Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK and Ireland without dedicated climate legislation’
Claire Hanna MP: Victims in Northern Ireland can’t ‘move on’ until perpetrators let them
‘Reconciliation will never be achieved if the needs of victims keep coming second to the needs of victim makers.’
The DUP’s attachment to tactics has got Northern Ireland in a strategic mess
The DUP strategy always involves the threat of violence, followed by denunciations of the violent once the inevitable violence happens.
DUP worry lockdown could stop them voting against abortion reform
Their obsession is out of step with the Northern Irish public.
Tories can press ahead on Brexit without consent of devolved nations
Despite protests from the Scottish left, political analysis suggests devolved legislatures may struggle to stop a No-Deal Brexit if withdrawal bill passes through Parliament.
South-East not on sharpest end of Brexit wedge
Economic analysis confirms that specific regions and nations are set to struggle most after Brexit.
EXCLUSIVE: Radical union expands to Northern Ireland in fight for foster carers
Following some major successes, the Independent Workers of Great Britain’s Foster Care Workers Branch is setting up a base in Northern Ireland.
Northern Ireland’s Chief Constable shoots the messenger as gunmen roam free
Northern Ireland’s police are trying to intimidate two journalists