It's one of those times when life comes between me and my internet so I'll not be blogging for about a week or so; be good while I'm away! more »

Constitutional Reform is afoot. In the upper house, recent reports suggest Michael's longing for an elected Lords or UK senate may eventually be satisfied . Meanwhile, Michael himself has flagged up rumours that elections to the House of Commons may be s… more »

It seems to be a constant theme that when people are surveyed about the news they complain there's not enough positive news reported, so here goes. Belfast is one of the top 10 safest cities in the United Kingdom (also in the Tele) in which to live acc… more »

Jonathan Powell, advisor to Tony Blair in the Good Friday Agreement era and a man attracting a lot of press on Slugger lately regarding his new book on that time, was on Simon Mayo's show on Radio 5 at lunch time today talking about his book and the even… more »

O'Connell Street, Dublin's main (and "most dangerous") street, was the scene for a vicious attack on St Patrick's night. A 17-year old English lad was confronted by a group of youths at 8pm who asked him where he was from and then attacked him when they… more »

It wouldn't be the first time I've been accused of taking a short term or simplistic view of a situation, but I can't help but think there might be a silver lining to today's reports that the co-ownership scheme, which helps first-time buyers get on the… more »

Nearly two years ago I wrote a piece outlining why I believe that the House of Lords is undemocratic and untenable in a modern democracy. I'd be interested to hear what EU's readers think. Rather unfortunately, Charter88's Elect the Lords campaign s… more »

11 "Super Councils" - the changing face of local government in Northern Ireland Things have been a bit slow at EU here over the last couple of days. It's awful when real life gets in the way of blogging. Anyway, apparently a "deal" has been done on t… more »

Compare and contrast: "The four British associations will not lose the rights and privileges acquired back in 1947. They will play with one team but it is up to them how they do it. It can be a mixed team, it can be from just one of the home nations,… more »

Remember that letter that wasn't a letter and didn't exist that was never written and never shown to Ian Paisley which didn't make clear to him that he was to stand down? The number 33 hangs in the air when signatures are mentioned. Have a ponder on th… more »