Suella Braverman the maverick, stances on war, Sinn Féin's direction

<p>Harry McGee and Pat Leahy join Hugh to look back on the week in politics:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>The dire situation in Israel and Palestine continues to d<a href="https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2023/11/10/how-gaza-and-the-israeli-palestinian-war-is-stirring-tensions-in-irish-politics/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ominate Irish political discourse</a>.</li><li>UK home secretary Suella Braverman's controversial opinion piece <a href="https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2023/11/09/sunak-under-pressure-to-sack-suella-braverman-over-newspaper-article/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">may cost her her job</a>. </li><li>Sinn Féin's annual conference or Ard Fheis takes place this weekend. </li><li>A new Irish political party was born this week - Harry McGee has <a href="https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2023/11/10/new-independent-ireland-party-registered-with-electoral-commission/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the details</a>.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>And the panel pick their favourite Irish Times articles of the week:</p><p><br></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2023/11/02/palestinian-bedouin-community-forced-to-leave-as-settler-attacks-escalate-in-west-bank/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A brilliant piece</a> about displacement of Bedouins in the West Bank by Hannah McCarthy</li><li><a href="https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2023/11/06/rambling-and-defiant-trump-testifies-in-new-york-civil-fraud-trial/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Martin Wall's coverage</a> of Donald Trump's legal woes contrasts with the former president's growing chances of winning a second term</li><li>Should religion get out of the classroom? <a href="https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2023/11/07/should-religion-be-taken-out-of-the-classroom-rob-sadlier-vs-jen-hogan/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A debate </a>in our pages set out both sides. </li></ul><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See