@john-hanna
Politico, oenologist, theologist, and unionist working in the third sector and living in County Down, Northern Ireland. Interested in disability equality, health security, public theology, and geopolitics. Views my own.
"New UUP leader to visit Institute of Irish Studies for public lecture" via @livuninews.bsky.social
📅 6pm, 12 February
🧭GFlex, CTL @liverpooluni.bsky.social
FREE registration: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1981423814...
News Story: news.liverpool.ac.uk/2026/02/09/n...
A graphic highlighting articles in today's News Letter.
We’re in today’s News Letter! 🗞️
Read online or pick up a copy to see the results of our major survey of over 1,070 grassroots unionists.
📰 Front page article: newsletter.co.uk/news/politics/survey-has-revealed-three-unionist-party-model-is-no-longer-viable-says-former-uup-mla-philip-smith-5479254
A graphic highlighting that 92% of grassroots unionists want to see unionist realignment.
Our latest survey of over 1,070 grassroots unionists has revealed a staggering result: 92% want to see unionist realignment.
The message is clear: the status quo isn't working. It’s time to move toward a more united and effective unionism.
📢 Clear mandate.
🚀 Time to lead.
A graphic celebrating today, whatever you call it.
🗓️Friday.
🗓️Boxing Day.
🗓️St Stephen’s Day.
Whatever you call it,
enjoy today Northern Ireland!
A graphic celebrating Rory McIlroy winning BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2025.
Huge congratulations to our very own Rory McIlroy on being crowned BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2025! 🏆
A local legend showing the world exactly what Northern Ireland is made of. Again, and again.
🏌️♂️Home-grown.
🏆World-class.
Graphic showing that 3% of the people - 25% of the food. Northern Ireland makes up just 3% of the UK population, yet is responsible for 25% of the nation’s food supply. We feed the nation.
Did you know Northern Ireland accounts for just 3% of the UK population, yet we produce a quarter of the nation’s food supply?
We are vital to the UK's food security.
🚜From our fields to your forks - we feed the nation.🍽️
Graphic showing that the world connects through Coleraine. The UK’s critical undersea links to North America land right here. Northern Ireland is the geopolitical bridge between the UK and US.
Did you know Northern Ireland hosts the UK's critical undersea data cables to North America?
We are the vital geopolitical bridge between the UK and the US.
🔹Small place.
🔷Global impact.
Recent estimates suggest that roughly 60% of the nation’s cats and dogs are obese, and hundreds of thousands have diabetes. GLP-1 drugs for pets could be the next frontier for the blockbuster weight loss and diabetes drugs.
Graphic with the following text: Grassroots Survey - Closing soon - unitinguk.com/survey - Add your voice - Uniting UK
The Grassroots Survey will be closing soon.
Don't miss out on the opportunity to have your say on the future of Unionism.
Are you concerned about the current direction? Do you believe a new approach is needed?
➡️ Take the 2-minute survey now: unitinguk.com/survey
Graphic with the following text: Grassroots Survey - We're in this month's Orange Standard on page 9 - unitinguk.com/survey - Add your voice - Uniting UK
Great to see the Grassroots Survey featured in this month's Orange Standard.
It's time for Unionist voters to have their say. A huge thanks to the Orange Standard for their support.
The survey is closing soon. Don't miss out - add your voice.
➡️ Take the 2-minute survey today: unitinguk.com/survey
Graphic with the following text: Grassroots Survey - Momentum is building - Hundreds of voices heard - unitinguk.com/survey - Add your voice - Uniting UK
The response has been fantastic. Hundreds of people have now had their say on the future of Unionism.
Momentum is building, and we want to hear from as many of you as possible. More voices = stronger message.
Don't miss your chance to be heard.
➡️ Take the 2-minute survey now: unitinguk.com/survey
Graphic with the following text: Grassroots Survey - It's time for grassroots unionism to have their say on the future of political unionism - unitinguk.com/survey - Have your say - Uniting UK
Recent polling shows the unionist vote split three ways (DUP 18%, UUP 12%, TUV 12%). This division has consequences.
Are you concerned about the current direction? Do you believe a new approach is needed?
This is your chance to tell party leaders what you think.
➡️ unitinguk.com/survey
Graphic with the following text: Grassroots Survey - Take 2 minutes to help shape the future of Unionism: unitinguk.com/survey - Have your say - Uniting UK
It's time for the unionist grassroots to have their say.
Uniting UK has launched the Grassroots Survey to hear your views on the current state and future direction of Unionism. The results will be shared directly with unionist party leaders.
➡️ Take the anonymous survey now: unitinguk.com/survey
Wow when I saw this post, it was so wild, I had to look up the raw trade data for myself.
Sure enough, U.S. wine exports to Canada have fallen off a cliff:
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⏰Tomorrow night
Doors open at 7pm and the event begins at 7.30pm.
🆓This event is free and open to everyone interested in the future of the Union.
A record number of Americans applied for British citizenship in the first three months of this year, and for the right to live and work in Britain indefinitely, according to official data.
Flyer for Unionist townhall event on Tuesday 27 May at 7.30pm in Queen's Hall, Newtownards
Get the facts; shape the future
4️⃣ days to go! Join us in Newtownards on Tuesday.
👉More info: unitinguk.com/ards-event
“In one of the most astonishing political transformations in the history of democracy,” Hitler destroyed “a constitutional republic through constitutional means,” writes Timothy W. Ryback. Read about how Hitler overcame democracy in just 53 days:
Breaking News: The first U.S. bird flu death was reported in Louisiana. The patient was older than 65 and had underlying medical conditions, officials said. He was exposed to the virus from a backyard flock and wild birds.
A radical 1950s plan which would have dammed Strangford Lough to create a far smaller freshwater lake, reclaim 5,000 acres, and build an airport & nuclear power station is set out in newly declassified files from the old Government of Northern Ireland.
Breaking News: An appeals court struck down federal net neutrality rules, ending a nearly two-decade effort to regulate internet providers like utilities.
December vs January
A glowing ring of metal fell from the sky and crash landed in a remote village in Kenya this week. The object was part of a launch rocket. Experts say the frequency of such incidents is increasing as the amount of debris in orbit around the Earth increases dramatically. nyti.ms/3W29CgH
Full page illustration of the Strand Cinema in east Belfast during the run up to peace, the new millennium and the Titanic.
The 1990's ended 25 years ago.
Just been told I've won the record for the world's longest fishing line. I'm still reeling!
Tricolour painting
Craggy island painting
Cottage and lane painting
My better half has a New Year's sale on his Irish art. Each piece is made using only grass, fallen ash branches, and tea rendered into handmade ink and paints - a literal piece of Fermanagh on a page!
Available here: www.jakedesouza.com/fineart?page=2
Jimmy Carter spent his childhood on a peanut farm and returned there after serving in the Navy. His political career took him to Atlanta, the White House and beyond. We pulled together a list of objects that show a snapshot of his life and legacy. nyti.ms/3ZQCWYw
