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George Fergusson

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Don’t proscribe organisations: prosecute criminal actions

I was in the Northern Ireland Office in the 1970s, 80s and 90s when the Troubles were both tragic and highly politically sensitive. One regular...

27.06.2025 20

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Please, save us from lottery elections

The Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election provided lots to talk about. An alarming, and overlooked, implication is for our voting system. In...

19.06.2025 30

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The right way to protest the Gaza blockade

The continued blockade of Gaza, cutting off food, power and medical supplies, is a shocking, continuing horror. It won’t be eased much by the...

22.05.2025 10

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George Fergusson: Starmer has a choice: win a battle or win a war

Keir Starmer has to choose between winning a battle and winning a war: a rare moment of historic choice. It isn’t easy. Our main security ally for...

06.05.2025 9

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Why we must strive to retain international rules-based systems

Ireland is reeling from President Trump’s choice of Irish representative to visit the White House on St Patrick’s Day: the mixed martial artist...

22.03.2025 10

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George Fergusson: Starmer has some difficult choices ahead

Keir Starmer has played his cards well during these last turbulent days. But his – our – way ahead looks hazardous. The transatlantic bridge...

11.03.2025 10

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UK needs immediate new income tax band to pay for defence, says former diplomat

US President Donald Trump has put down growing challenges to Britain and wider Europe, most immediately about Ukraine. Allegations of Volodymyr...

21.02.2025 7

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If we back the new Syrian regime now, it could become a monster later The US, EU and Britain have relatively altruistic interests: to see a benign, stable government established in Syria.

We have witnessed startling and unexpected events Syria. They will affect the wider world but are still a puzzle: they could be hugely positive or...

05.01.2025 10

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There's danger behind these Tory bids to dump European Court of Human Rights

Tom Tugendhat, launching his Conservative leadership bid, said on BBC Today that he would be open to taking Britain out of the European Court of...

05.08.2024 1

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