Few questions strike more deeply at the heart of justice than whether a convicted terrorist should ever be rewarded with public funds. That is the uncomfortable issue before us in the wake of the Supreme Court’s 2020 decision in R v Adams. In May 2020, the Supreme Court quashedContinue reading “Why Gerry Adams must never profit again from public funds”
Category Archives: Arlene Foster
Parliament must ease the burden of care, not create a duty to die – By Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee
I will be among the last to put forward my opinion in the House of Lords when we conclude the Second Reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill on Friday 19 September. This is a moment for sober reflection: not a rehearsal of slogans, but aContinue reading ” Parliament must ease the burden of care, not create a duty to die – By Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee”
Named After a Bomber: Fury as GAA Youth Event Honours IRA Terror Chief
Imagine the outcry if a youth football tournament in England were named after one of the London Bridge terrorists. Or if a community sports facility in Manchester bore the name of the Arena bomber. It would rightly be condemned as grotesque, inflammatory, and utterly incompatible with the values ofContinue reading “Named After a Bomber: Fury as GAA Youth Event Honours IRA Terror Chief”
Government Silences Chagossians Again with Shameful Treaty, Says Baroness Foster
No Self-Determination, No Return, No Dignity: MP Slams Chagos Islands Deal On Monday I was due to speak in the Commons debate on the Government’s surrender of the Chagos Islands. Despite leaving Belfast in plenty of time, late planes, trains, and tubes meant I arrived three minutes intoContinue reading “Government Silences Chagossians Again with Shameful Treaty, Says Baroness Foster”
Baroness Arlene Foster of Aghadrumsee – Sky News Paper Review – 4th June 2025