World / Politics
Referendum facing defeat
05.06.2008 23:43
ireland.com
THE REFERENDUM on the Lisbon Treaty is heading towards defeat, according to findings of the latest Irish Times/TNS mrbi opinion poll published today. There is a dramatic shift in public opinion towards a No vote, with majorities in most age groups now opposed to the treaty on the grounds of safeguarding Ireland's identity and neutrality and their poor understanding of the issues.
Ireland
Opinions
Mr Tsvangirai's gamble
05.06.2008 23:43
ireland.com
MORGAN TSVANGIRAI took a calculated risk when he decided to contest the second, runoff round of Zimbabwe's presidential election on June 27th. His arrest and detention for nine hours on Wednesday perfectly illustrates the uphill battle he is running against violence and intimidation from the ruling Zanu-PF party and Robert Mugabe's regime. So does yesterday's brief detention of British and US diplomats attending an opposition rally.
Ireland
Opinions
We have no idea what a proper education is
05.06.2008 23:43
ireland.com
THIS TIME of year, the national thought process turns briefly to what we call education, to the workings of the system in which we sift and sort our young people with a view to maximising their economic usefulness, writes John Waters.
Ireland
Opinions
Africans take hope from Obama's breakthrough
05.06.2008 23:43
ireland.com
OPINION: If America can make space for a black man called Barack Hussein Obama, hopefully the world can make space for me, and people like me, somewhere other than on the bottom rungs of society, writes Bryan Mukandi.
Ireland
Opinions
'We disembark into a night of kerosene fumes'
05.06.2008 23:43
ireland.com
A SOLDIER'S DIARY: This is a flight like no other. All those on board are wearing desert fatigues, carrying helmets and body armour. Along the side of the cabin, in rows, are the empty stretchers for returning the wounded from theatre. But spirits are high as the soldiers joke about the quality of the in-flight service. We are finally on our way and with that comes a sense of relief, writes Paddy Bury.
Ireland
Opinions
Referendum really about a Yes or No to Irish politics
05.06.2008 23:43
ireland.com
Politics itself is on trial in the referendum, and Ahern's stint at the tribunal is bad timing for the Yes campaign, Elaine Byrne.
Ireland
Opinions
Barely-there masks and a closet encounter
05.06.2008 23:43
ireland.com
MAGPIE: A HOMELESS Japanese woman who sneaked into a man's house and lived undetected in his wardrobe for a year has been arrested.
Ireland
Opinions
Is the Lisbon Treaty good for business?
05.06.2008 23:43
ireland.com
Maurice Pratt argues in favour a Yes vote Declan Ganley argues to the contrary.
Ireland
Opinions
An Irishman's Diary
05.06.2008 23:43
ireland.com
THAT WAS a startling headline in the business pages on Wednesday, over a story about National Toll Roads chairman Tom Roche and his family. "Roches to gain €118m in NTR liquidity event," it read, writes Frank McNally.
Ireland
Opinions
Jimmy Carter pledged to reform US foreign policy... and look what happened
05.06.2008 20:16
telegraph.co.uk
Barack Obama must give more thought to protecting us from Islamic terror in all its guises, argues Con Coughlin.
Great Britain
Opinions
John McCain and Barack Obama have much in common in presidential race
05.06.2008 20:16
telegraph.co.uk
Among the many oddities of the presidential election is that each candidate could be the other's vice-presidential nominee, says Anne Applebaum.
Great Britain
Opinions
SNP's old Conservative tale is simply not true
05.06.2008 20:16
telegraph.co.uk
Alex Mr Salmond is playing the Scottish card for all its worth on every front. You can't blame him for that - it's what he does, writes Alan Cochrane.
Great Britain
Opinions
There is more to the Conservative team than Steve Hilton
05.06.2008 20:16
telegraph.co.uk
Iain Dale says David Cameron will easily weather the departure of trusted lieutenant Steve Hilton.
Great Britain
Opinions
Britain's got too much talent for Big Brother
05.06.2008 20:16
telegraph.co.uk
Our communal appetite for gossip, argues Neil Midgley, no longer draws us to Channel 4's freakshow: we expect celebrities to show ability, too.
Great Britain
Opinions
AJWS Condemns Detention of Zimbabwe's Opposition Leader and Crackdown on International Humanitarian Community
05.06.2008 13:35
prweb.com
International Development Group Fears That Zimbabwe Will Become 'World's Next Humanitarian Tragedy'. (PRWeb Jun 5, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/AJWS/Zimbabwe/prweb1002464.htm
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