Tom Collins: Whatever the general election result, we are hitched to a sinking ship
North’s MPs will struggle to be heard in a parliament focused almost entirely on the concerns of an English electorate
Snow Patrol’s Gary Lightbody cranks up volume on call for arts funding – Tom Collins
The arts sector struggles with abysmally low levels of spending – making us all poorer as a result
When the law is on the side of mass murderers - Tom Collins
Almost 19,000 Americans died last year through gun violence
Let’s vote with our feet and walk away from the UK - Tom Collins
The north’s needs have always been well down the pecking order for British politicians
Putin deploying boredom to win his war in Ukraine – Tom Collins
If Western leaders continue to kow-tow before Russia, we will all pay the price
Oath to king creates a parliament of flunkies - Tom Collins
One of the first acts of the new batch of MPs must be to replace the feudal oath with one that reflects fealty to the electorate rather than a monarch
Would you trust the world to a ‘baby with a toupee’? - Tom Collins
A second Trump presidency would be a total disaster, not only for the United States but for the world
Sexist? Moi? Time to stop mansplaining and listen – Tom Collins
I’ve been getting lessons in the patriarchy from my daughter – but it’s not easy to change habits of a lifetime
New impetus for action on university in Derry – Tom Collins
Independent report suggests taxpayers would get more bang for their buck by investing in north west rather than Belfast
Yousaf’s demise carries warning for cause of Irish unity – Tom Collins
The prospect of Scottish independence has gone for a generation and Irish reunification will doomed too if it becomes too closely associated with one party
Tom Collins: Damned for all time: Bloody Sunday killers will go down in infamy
Successive British governments have put the state’s narrow self-interest ahead of the law
The Old Testament God has failed in the Middle East. It’s time to give the New Testament one a chance – Tom Collins
Friendship with Israeli should not be an excuse to turn a blind eye to naked injustice
Whatever the cost, Ireland reunited will always trump an Ireland divided – Tom Collins
New taoiseach Simon Harris has his priorities wrong from day one
Assisted dying should become a human right – Tom Collins
As things stand, our pets are often treated with greater dignity at the end of life than their owners
Magee university task force is classic case of kicking can down road – Tom Collins
For too long Derry has been the victim of Belfast-centric paternalism, forced to play second best, and live off scraps