Colin Harvey
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Appreciated the very welcome opportunity to discuss the ongoing conversation about constitutional change as part of this new BBC series.

Listen here:
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
BORDERLAND UK OR UNITED IRELAND?
Listen now
Episode 1 - The Importance of being Irish
Chris Buckler alongside lan Paisley and Michelle Gildernew, are joined by Colin Harvey, Colum Eastwood MP and Leo Varadkar.
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On constitutional change, the Taoiseach appears to be in open defiance of all of northern nationalism/republicanism - political and civic.

A concerning situation on our shared island.
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lrb.co.uk
‘The​ current members of the Supreme Court, ten men and two women, all of them white, seem to regard the Human Rights Act as an unwelcome remnant of a past era.’

In his final piece for the LRB, Conor Gearty writes on the Supreme Court’s reinterpretation of the HRA: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Conor Gearty · Unwelcome Remnant: Erasing the Human Rights Act
The Supreme Court is quietly editing the Human Rights Act out of existence. In cases where human rights cannot be...
www.lrb.co.uk
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The ending of partition and the unification of Ireland can be “a really noble undertaking” that can offer “a new rising tide of energy and momentum”, former president of Ireland Mary McAleese has said.

www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
Irish unification can offer ‘new rising tide of energy and momentum’, McAleese says
Former president of Ireland spoke at launch of book on unity by the Belfast-based writer Ben Collins
www.irishtimes.com
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“The UK government has issued a new order to Apple to create a backdoor into its cloud storage service, this time targeting only British users’ data, despite US claims that Britain had abandoned all attempts to break the tech giant’s encryption.”
UK makes new attempt to access Apple cloud data
Order issued in September comes after Trump administration said London had backed down in fight over encryption
www.ft.com
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View from QUB Law School.
Belfast
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The electoral calculations of England will dominate until the current Union is brought to a peaceful, democratic, and constitutional end.

Discuss.
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Another Presidential election in Ireland that excludes voting rights for the North.
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I understand that live-streaming options are being explored due to the level of interest.
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Belfast Half Marathon done.

Massive support and encouragement along the way - on a lovely sunny morning: thank you all.

Congratulations everyone 💛
Colin Harvey running Belfast Half Marathon Belfast Half marathon medal
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A welcome return for Culture Night in Belfast.

Lovely evening wandering round.

Well done to everyone who made it possible.

#OícheDárSaol #OneNightForAll
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