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Welcome to Cicero’s Voice

I want this site to bring together commentary, analysis and evidence-based reflections on climate, politics, agriculture, energy, planning and public policy, with a particular, but not exclusive interest in Northern Ireland and its place in wider UK and global debates.

My aim is to make complex issues clearer, connect evidence with public decision-making, and provide accessible analysis for readers interested in the forces shaping our future.

We live in a world increasingly managed and governed by vested interests, whether power or wealth, prepared to distort reality, ignore science and manipulate public opinion to their benefit and to the detriment of everyone else.

This site will challenge the distortion, promote science and provide a challenge to those who misuse power, not just because it is right for now to do it bust because it is right for future generations.