Sam McBride

@SJAMcBride

Northern Ireland Editor of the Belfast Telegraph & Sunday Independent. Author of Burned: The Inside Story of the Cash-for-Ash Scandal. Any views mine alone.

Belfast amazon.co.uk/Burned-Cash-As… Joined January 2012

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Sam McBride @SJAMcBride Jun 25, 2025

📢Some news from me: I've written a book with the erudite & eloquent Fintan O'Toole in which we each argue for - and then against - Irish unity, setting out objectively what seem to us each side's best arguments, and the issues people across the island of Ireland should consider.

Sam McBride @SJAMcBride 3d

The National Union of Journalists says the News Letter's new owner, Iconic Media, is refusing to recognise trade unions. Despite what staff say are intense pressures on them, the NUJ says some Iconic journalists earn less than £100 above the minimum wage.
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www.nuj.org.uk Iconic Media: Better pay, proper say The NUJ is campaigning for Iconic Media and its owner Malcolm Denmark to recognise the union, urgently enter negotiations to address poor pay and improve working conditions for staff across titles in...

Sam McBride @SJAMcBride 3d

Excellent analysis of Alliance's drastic decline. It should have entered opposition in 2024 (or, alternatively, secured a tangible price for entering government). Once the party offering an alternative to the Executive, now it's at this failing Executive's heart.

Suzanne Breen @SuzyJourno 3d

Naomi Long lifted Alliance into double digits but, on 9%, its back on old territory. Once NI's most popular leader, she is now consistently the lowest rated. Insiders say the hard, honest conversations desperately needed in the party aren't taking place.
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Sam McBride @SJAMcBride 3d

Gavin Robinson doesn't want to pull down Stormont, believing that would harm unionism - but he might do so anyway. Jeffrey Donaldson shared the same view, yet collapsed devolution. The DUP is now fighting for its life, is desperate... and ruthless.
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www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk DUP is fighting for its life... and desperate people can act in desperate ways Gavin Robinson doesn’t want to collapse Stormont, but the party is ruthlessly driven by electoral considerations

Sam McBride @SJAMcBride 5d

Ferraris, Bugattis and £4.5m mansions: NI’s vast wealth that Stormont resolutely refuses to tax... while claiming it’s broke. One in five new cars in NI is a premium or luxury brand as Northern Ireland’s rich live in opulence while public services crumble.
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www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk Ferraris, Bugattis and £4.5m mansions: NI’s vast wealth that Stormont resolutely refuses to tax...... Our analysis shows one in five new cars is a premium brand as Northern Ireland’s rich live in opulence while public services crumble