There is a danger that the military becomes merely a reserve of manpower for domestic services, rather than an instrument of our global ambitions.
Investing in gigabit broadband will make boost regional competitiveness and make the home-working revolution much more viable.
We must adapt or risk a lasting hit to one of the world’s economic command centres. A booster shot is needed to avert a smaller economy.
Our safety net is worn and fragile because it carries too many of the burdens that used to be shared with the little platoons of civil society.
Ulster’s major parties are failing to adapt to a changing electoral landscape, creating an opportunity for a new, more practical politics.
Littering, fare-dodging, and shoplifting are minor offenses, but they undermine people’s sense of living in a safe, well-ordered public square.