Arlene Foster: From grief to debate and the challenge of assisted dying
Arlene Foster looks at assisted dying and a new proposed law that will be debated in the House of Lords.
Arlene Foster: The seasons are changing, but let’s all keep a thankful outlook
So here we are now in early September – like me, you are probably asking how that happened! As we settle into the autumn routine, our minds turn to shorter evenings, darker mornings, and chilly weather – all a bit grim, you may think! I prefer to be positive and think of autumn as the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, as the poet John Keats wrote in his poem, ‘To Autumn’.
Arlene Foster: So, what next for our area now represented by a Sinn Féin ‘blow-in’?
The great Star Wars actor, Mark Hamill, once said: “Everything has changed. Nothing has changed.” That is as good a phrase as any to sum up the general election’s results last week. Yes, sure we have a new government elected – with a stonking majority, only slightly behind that of the Blair government of 1997 – but that said government has been elected with only 34 per cent of the popular vote.
Arlene Foster: UUP has sabotaged chance to take seat back for Unionism
And so, we’re off. The general election has been called by the Prime Minister and it looks like he has taken everyone by surprise. I was in Westminster when the buzz started last Wednesday morning, and as I was free at noon, I decided to go in and listen to Prime Minister’s Questions.
Arlene Foster: Don’t always believe what you see and hear online
Arlene Foster takes a look at the use of AI and deepfakes and how they can manipulate the most vulnerable in society
Arlene Foster: Easter is a time to reflect on the persecution of Christians
I can think of no better time than Holy week to bring the issue of Christian persecution across the globe to the attention of our readers.
Arlene Foster: Standing for National Anthem was a positive move by Michelle O’Neill
Arlene Foster writes about a visit to Notre Dame University and the attendance of Michelle O'Neill at a Northern Ireland football match at Windsor Park in her column.
Arlene Foster: Sharing a wish for more respect for bands and Orange culture
A simple title, ‘The Band’, presents a show which tries to get behind the psyche of those of us who enjoy and are a part of the marching band fraternity in Northern Ireland.
Arlene Foster: Refusal to accept King’s portrait raises questions for Sinn Féin
Well, well, well, that didn’t take long, did it? The great reach out by Sinn Féin to those of us who are proud Royalists was a bit of a flash in the pan. It appears the Republicans were happy to travel to Westminster Abbey for the King’s Coronation and absorb all the pomp and ceremony as interested onlookers – but don’t ask them to accept a free portrait of said King. No, no, that would be a step too far.
