Blair and Ahern hail Anglo-Irish partnership that helped land Good Friday accord The former prime minister and taoiseach have reflected on the negotiations ahead of the 25th anniversary of the deal. The Independent UK · Apr 2, 2023
Stormont instability a lingering regret from Good Friday deal, says Bertie Ahern The former taoiseach suffered personal hardship during the negotiations with the death of his mother. The Independent UK · Apr 2, 2023
Good Friday Agreement Anniversary: Stormont instability a lingering regret from peace deal, says Bertie Ahern The historic peace deal is 25 years old this year Belfast Live · Apr 2, 2023
Andrew Marr: ‘I’ve had an incredibly good decade since my stroke’ The journalist, 63, on his excellent recovery, Maoist youth and the increasing mendacity of politicians The Guardian - UK · Apr 1, 2023
It’s tempting for Starmer to fall back on the Blair playbook – what are the risks? The former Labour leader’s appeal was his personality, but with the country on the rocks voters may overlook Starmer’s lack of charisma, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett The Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2023
Review: Agreement brings to the forefront the fragility of our hard fought peace McCafferty has taken a subject which could have been incredibly grey and littered it with humour which would delight both political anoraks and those who avoid the topic alike Belfast Live · Mar 30, 2023
What is antisocial behaviour? According to my research, no one really knows Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has unveiled plans to crack down on antisocial behaviour. The proposals include making offenders wear hi-vis jackets to wash police cars and clean up vandalism, within 48 hours of being served a court order. Offenders may have to do other unpaid work in their local communities. The Conversation · Mar 28, 2023
Hope and scepticism around Cardiff Bay's £280m arena as plan moves ahead The construction of the arena has been delayed and its price has grown by £100 million Wales Online · Mar 26, 2023
Caught in the FTX storm: how a crypto high-flyer fell to Earth The Maps payments app run by British-educated cryptocurrency tycoon Alex Grebnev, who was backed by Sam Bankman-Fried, has lost its Mastercard partnership amid a row over Russian users The Guardian - UK · Mar 26, 2023
Ignore the detractors – Keir Starmer is a radical who can transform the country He could marshal the progressive tradition that has always eluded the liberal left The Guardian - UK · Mar 26, 2023
Brits can now be fined for drinking at bus stops and memorials in new booze law crackdown Rishi Sunak is keen to clamp down on anti-social behaviour after polls showed it was a major area of concern for voters ahead of the summer's local elections and next year's general election Daily Mirror · Mar 25, 2023
Who will win the next general election? The odds and polls Rishi Sunak is celebrating a sharp fall in inflation to 6.8%, bolstering his pledge to halve the rate by the end of the year. The Week · Mar 24, 2023
How the Iraq war started “Our mission is clear,” declared president George W. Bush following the ground invasion of Iraq on 20 March 2003: “to disarm Iraq of weapons of mass destruction [WMDs], to end Saddam Hussein’s support for terrorism, and to free the Iraqi people”. The Week · Mar 24, 2023
From Bush to Blix: what happened to the key figures in the Iraq war? The ex-president is a painter, his VP an avid fly fisher, while Tony Blair has built a property empire. They appear unrepentant The Guardian - US · Mar 23, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Mar 22, 2023 History may yet be kind to Blair over the Iraq war Letters: Yes, mistakes were made, but the invasion is what an ethical foreign policy looks like, argues Nick Martin-Clark. Plus letters from Dave Headey, Dr Jonathan Punt, Paul Tyler and Gregory Stock
Cycling Weekly · Mar 22, 2023 Women’s Tour fundraising campaign receives public backing from Alastair Campbell Tony Blair's former comms director highlights major role played by race in growth of women’s cycling
Evening Standard · Mar 21, 2023 Rupert Murdoch's love Elena Zhukova, and the story of his many wives The nonagenarian married his fifth wife in June this year. Here, we take a look back through the eventful love life of media tycoon Rupert Murdoch
Daily Mirror · Mar 21, 2023 Woman who saw 6 brothers slaughtered in Iraq demands justice for ISIS genocide victims The catastrophic decision to invade and occupy Iraq in 2003 led to the world’s most feared terrorist group, ISIS, emerging out of al-Qaeda and committing genocide against Nobel laureate Nadia and her people, the Yazidis
Evening Standard · Mar 21, 2023 Why did Keir Starmer ignore the 20th anniversary of the Iraq War? Starmer marched against the war in 2003 and called it a “breach of international law”. Now he prefers to ignore it
Daily Mirror · Mar 21, 2023 Mum of soldier, 19, killed in Iraq war bomb says Tony Blair 'murdered my son' Speaking to the Mirror to mark the 20th anniversary of the invasion in Iraq, Rose Gentle has said the memories of her son, Fusilier Gordon Campbell Gentle, will never die but that Sir Tony Blair is to blame for his death
The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2023 Rupert Murdoch: Timeline of the News Corp billionaire’s four marriages The media tycoon has been divorced four times, while his latest engagement has reportedly been called off
The Guardian - UK · Mar 20, 2023 All the warnings in the world couldn’t stop the Iraq war, or Tony Blair Looking back after 20 years, I recall how an unswerving PM bullied MPs to get their votes and ignored cool heads, says the Labour MP Diane Abbott
The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2023 Voices: I lost my son during the Iraq War. This is my message for Tony Blair My wish is that the former prime minister retires with his millions, never to be seen in public life again, writes Peter Brierley
The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2023 A complete timeline of Rupert Murdoch’s marriages as he announces engagement to Ann Lesley Smith The media tycoon has been married to four different women and is preparing to marry for a fifth time this summer
The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2023 How Blair’s ‘dodgy dossier’ was changed after Independent reporter spotted flaw in case for war Veteran political reporter Donald Macintyre reveals how his claim that Saddam was ‘bad but not mad enough’ to start conflict caused alarm in No 10