Nigel Watson @NigelAWatson
Husband, father, son, brother...and a wee bit of cycling Belfast, Northern Ireland Joined March 2011-
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NIMBY in power “speaks out”… What ClownFest he/they are…party of Granny have ZERO interest in building houses…. ZERO
NIMBY in power “speaks out”… What ClownFest he/they are…party of Granny have ZERO interest in building houses…. ZERO
Anyone making medical decisions on the basis of Trump, Farage, on any political crank (of any philosophy)… Hard to know what to say…perhaps keep it simple… They’re idiots
Anyone making medical decisions on the basis of Trump, Farage, on any political crank (of any philosophy)… Hard to know what to say…perhaps keep it simple… They’re idiots
Just not democratic… On we rumble with BrokenBritain (sadly)
Just not democratic… On we rumble with BrokenBritain (sadly)
Opinion: In the Trump 2.0 era in financial markets, the dollar is taking the strain. The stock rally is masking deep anxiety from investors about the path forward for the world’s biggest economy. on.ft.com/4pvlxR5
I really hope a team in the UK Home Office is working overtime this weekend, to design a visa & relocation package for phenomenally highly paid US tech workers who need to leave (and internationals who now can't move to the US). Incredibly low hanging fruit for UK prosperity.
AMAZING place…memories from 70/80’s caravan holidays 😍😍
AMAZING place…memories from 70/80’s caravan holidays 😍😍
The government had to borrow more this August than it has for five years. And of the £18 billion it borrowed £8.4 billion of it went straight on debt interest...
No one (literally no one) believes this will happen The Dept for Cars & Minister for ValuCabs will ensure it’s “business as usual”
No one (literally no one) believes this will happen The Dept for Cars & Minister for ValuCabs will ensure it’s “business as usual”
For a “bright man” (Brexit “Galaxy brain” apparently) Jim’s really struggling with understanding how little (so VERY VERY little) the average GB voter cares about this… Too much time with the “Brexit Spartans” perhaps?
For a “bright man” (Brexit “Galaxy brain” apparently) Jim’s really struggling with understanding how little (so VERY VERY little) the average GB voter cares about this… Too much time with the “Brexit Spartans” perhaps?
If your idea of culture is listening to me droning on about architecture, politics and the future of Belfast, tomorrow's your lucky day. If you have more conventional tastes, the good news is that there's lots of far better stuff on for Culture Night, and it's all free.
Securing the Irish Unity Dividend… – Slugger O'Toole Pleased to have this article published by @SluggerOToole Details for my Dublin and Belfast book launches 👇 All welcome! @LuathPress @IrelandsFuture @irishborderpoll sluggerotoole.com/2025/09/17/sec…
I agree with Brian on this… Hopefully Brian applies similar (correct) thinking re EB GAA & overall GAA/“crazy clubs”?
I agree with Brian on this… Hopefully Brian applies similar (correct) thinking re EB GAA & overall GAA/“crazy clubs”?
👇the case for PR “then, now or tomorrow”👇
👇the case for PR “then, now or tomorrow”👇
Has no one noticed that Ireland itself “has links” to the Orange Order. Go on: see if you can spot the Orange link… 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪
Does 26c IE need a new flag? Genuine question - seem to be struggling with the current one 🇮🇪
Does 26c IE need a new flag? Genuine question - seem to be struggling with the current one 🇮🇪
On this day in 1607, the social and political landscape of Ireland changed forever with the Flight of the Earls. Hugh O’Neill, 2nd Earl of Tyrone, and Rory O’Donnell, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell, fled by sail from Rathmullan on the Fanad Peninsula in Donegal, accompanied by around 90…
Over my life OO, “bands & bonfires” have addressed many/most issues that needed addressing… For sure “issues remain”, but tarring the many for the sins of a few seems just wrong…
Over my life OO, “bands & bonfires” have addressed many/most issues that needed addressing… For sure “issues remain”, but tarring the many for the sins of a few seems just wrong…
1. Kirk's murder was an unforgivable act of evil barbarism 2. Kirk openly espoused extremist views and was not a moderate 3. Too many people on both the left *and* right have huge blind spots when it comes to extremism on their own side All of these can be simultaneously true.
A data-driven look at political violence in America. “A separate tally by the Anti-Defamation League, an advocacy group, shows that 76% of extremist-related murders over the past decade were committed by those on the right. Such tallies, however, depend on how extremism is…
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