Taoiseach Micheál Martin has welcomed the prospect of a no-confidence vote in his Government, saying it gives a chance to show that “this has been a competent, good government”. Sinn Féin is considering tabling a motion of no confidence in the Dáil next week, after the three-party coalition lost itsContinue Reading
Most prime ministers would have resigned over any one of the scandals to engulf Boris Johnson’s government. Johnson, never one for tradition or rules, rode out nearly every crisis – but the Chris Pincher affair was the final straw. Led by Health Secretary Sajid Javid and Chancellor Rishi Sunak, overContinue Reading
Since the ancient Greeks and their Olympians, statues have been a way to commemorate athletic achievement. In recent decades, the global inventory of sporting monuments has grown to include a wide range of sports. There is no rulebook governing which athletes deserve commemoration – but those chosen for such anContinue Reading
Dubious design and inefficient operations are just some of the reasons why shared scooters’ eco-credentials are thin.Continue Reading
Flickr/Number 10, CC BY-NC-SA Boris Johnson has been called a Heineken politician – he can reach parts of the public other politicians cannot. Yet scandal after scandal amid worsening economic conditions and a swathe of strikes has left the country with a hangover. The public and, most importantly for Johnson,Continue Reading
As Boris Johnson barricades himself in Number 10, apparently unwilling or unable to listen to the advice of close party colleagues who are calling on him to resign, how can we understand this bizarre melodrama? As I watched Johnson’s appearance in front of the House of Commons Liaison Committee onContinue Reading
Over the course of an extraordinary 24 hours, dozens of Conservative MPs have written to Boris Johnson to announce their resignation from his government following multiple scandals. Many of these letters were published on social media for all to see. The cascade of correspondence began with two of Johnson’s mostContinue Reading
The Tour de France is one of the hardest sporting events in the world. This year 176 cyclists have started the Tour, attempting to race for 3,328km over 21 stages to the scheduled finish in Paris on July 24. The riders will push themselves to their limits up mountains andContinue Reading
After the Supreme Court’s Dobbs ruling, more people are seeking to get their tubes tied—assuming they can find a sympathetic doctor.Continue Reading
Prostock-studio / Shutterstock After the overturning of Roe v Wade in the US, tracking reproductive information has never been riskier. In many US states, millions seeking and providing abortions could soon face criminal charges. Online conversations have turned to digital self-defence, and questions about the privacy of period tracking appsContinue Reading
