Politics (Page 549)

Ireland currently has the second lightest Covid-19 restrictions in the world, according to an ongoing analysis from Oxford University. The study of 185 countries around the world ranks Ireland only behind Mongolia in terms of current restrictions imposed to prevent the spread of the virus. Just over a year agoContinue Reading

Luke Pollard MP will present a petition to Parliament to designate Devil’s Point and Firestone Bay as an official bathing water.  The Plymouth Sutton and Devonport MP has been gathering signatures for this campaign since January, which if successful, would mean that Devil’s Point and Firestone Bay receive regular waterContinue Reading

Russian president Vladimir Putin sees his country’s history as providing the essential justification for the war he is waging against the Ukrainian people. He has long used history as a propaganda weapon. In his rambling address on the eve of his invasion of Ukraine, he claimed that Ukraine’s independence hasContinue Reading

The increased cost of living, from food prices to energy costs, is expected to drive many more households into poverty or destitution. Charities define destitution as being unable to afford basic necessities like food, clothing and heating. Destitution, and poverty in general, affect different people in different ways. We askedContinue Reading

Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Tony Holohan, who led the response to the Covid-19 pandemic, is to step down to take up a new role at Trinity College, the Department of Health has confirmed. Dr Holohan was appointed deputy CMO in 2001 and later became CMO, a position he heldContinue Reading

It’s been five years since Emmanuel Macron rocked the French political establishment with his victory in the 2017 presidential elections. France is now returning to the polls in April for two rounds of voting, with the next president due to be announced on April 24. Macron is the favourite toContinue Reading

Game theory can tell us a lot about how this conflict might be resolved … or not. New Africa via Shutterstock A month into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, we have found out that – far from being restructured and modernised – Russia’s military remains cumbersome and archaic and is reportedlyContinue Reading

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s tour of the Caribbean for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee has been criticised over the royals’ connection to colonialism and slavery. An open letter by Jamaican public figures says: “We see no reason to celebrate 70 years of the ascension of your grandmother to theContinue Reading