What is going on in Russia? One minute the leader of a huge mercenary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, part of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, is marching angrily on Moscow, the next he’s saying “Ah no, I don’t want to spill Russian blood” and he’s taken off to live in Belarus. It’s in the West’s interest to see Russia as badly divided, but it does look as though that’s exactly what it is.
And while the Grand Old Duke of York is doing his thing in Russia, back home RTÉ is tearing itself apart over the Ryan Tubridy payments. The director-general of the public broadcaster has retired, the most senior people in RTÉ are going to be facing some hard questions this week from politicians. Is Tubridy finished? Are there any other examples of this kind of thing in RTÉ? Watch this space.
Malachi O’Doherty says that those people who call him an Uncle Tom or a Souper are bigots. Is he right? Do you know any such bigots?
Emma de Souza has a column in today’s Irish Times, where she criticises all the south’s political parties, including Sinn Féin, for not presenting a clear picture of the kind of new Ireland they’d like. Has she got a point – or has she missed something?
So many questions, so little time…
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