Sam McBride

There are political manoeuvres which are obviously clever; ones which are obviously stupid; and ones which demonstrably are based on some hidden reasoning.

There are political manoeuvres which are obviously clever; ones which are obviously stupid; and ones which demonstrably are based on some hidden reasoning.

Stormont has admitted to payments of more than £11 million to settle public sector employment dispute claims over recent years — but the true figure is far higher.

‘You can’t eat a flag,” is one of the most brilliantly succinct summations of a political philosophy — and if John Hume’s telling was correct, it was an instinctive piece of fatherly advice rather than the product of focus groups.

“You can’t eat a flag” is one of the most brilliantly succinct summations of a political philosophy — and if John Hume’s telling was correct, it was a piece of instinctive fatherly advice rather than the product of spin doctors or focus groups.

Belfast’s congestion problems are not based on growing car usage in the city, a Belfast Telegraph analysis has found, and there have been significant decreases in traffic on most major routes over recent years.

Belfast’s congestion problems are not based on growing car usage in the city, a Belfast Telegraph analysis has found, and there have been significant decreases in traffic on most major routes over recent years.

Of all those in society who can expect public sympathy, sex offenders rank even beneath murderers.

Otto Von Bismarck once counselled that only a fool learns from his own mistakes; the wise learn from the mistakes of others.