The Chief Executive of Marks and Spencers, speaking at an event in Northern Ireland in 2025 stated that “Northern Ireland, with 3% of the UK population produced 25% of UK food”. While M&S have one of the strongest commitments to British farming amongst all of the UK supermarket chains his statement masks frailities in Northern … Continue reading A baseline to start from.
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Unionism – A discussion
Periodically the thoughts of some unionists turn to unity, not of Ireland, but of unionism. From a recognition of a loss of power, a loss of control and, to some degree, a loss of political direction comes a desire to gather those of like mind ever closer together. With that desire comes an overwhelming belief … Continue reading Unionism – A discussion