James Craig’s ‘border election’ 100 years ago and how nationalists came to terms with the new northern state
For nationalists in Belfast and east Ulster, there had been much debate since 1921 about whether (or not) to accept the ...
Portugal’s First Free Election since 1925 - On This Day in 1975
The Portuguese Democratic Movement (MDP), who have just entered the provisional government and are closely allied with the ...
‘We’re being taken for fools’: How soaring migration came back to bite Ireland’s political elite
With finite housing and overstretched public services, the government’s ‘cack-handed’ border policies have triggered a wave ...
Civil Service World5d
MHCLG officials vote for strikes over office closures
Civil servants in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government have voted for strike action over plans to close ...
Sidmouth Herald5d
Exeter: Civil servants to strike in row over office closures
Members of the Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government backed industrial action by almost four to one on a 66% turnout. The union says ...