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Subscribe              I N S I D E R           Dec 17, 2022             Ben Lowry Editor Hello I write this on another gloriously sunny December morning.   I have long disliked Northern Ireland's short days at this time of year but when the sun does emerge, which it always does from time to time, the low angle of the rays makes it special  https://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/opinion/ben-lowry-dark-days-in-northern-ireland-at-this-point-in-the-calendar-but-there-has-been-uplifting-sunshine-3957759   Prettiness aside, we are all worried about the cost of the cold weather. I mentioned on a broadcast last weekend that oil had dipped from peak to £750 per 900litres, according to the consumer council, but it then shot up to over £1 a litre (I know this well, having bought oil thinking it was getting lower but paying almost £1.06 a ltr) https://www.newsletter.co.uk/business/consumer/cost-of-living/huge-rise-in-cost-of-home-heating-oil-in-northern-ireland-while-price-of-petrol-and-diesel-falls-significantly-3955772   In Belfast this week, Rishi Sunak promised the still stalled energy support https://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/politics/stalled-energy-payments-in-northern-ireland-will-be-made-in-northern-ireland-this-winter-sunak-vows-3957535   But strikes are multiplying, with pay demands being the biggest factor. Here I argue that there are strong arguments for such action, but also strong arguments against - and we are barely hearing the latter  https://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/opinion/columnists/ben-lowry-there-are-arguments-against-strikes-but-we-dont-hear-them-3957707   The appointment of a Kennedy to a Northern Ireland role will not be welcomed by unionists, given the family's longstanding support for Irish nationalism. But US sources say this JPK III will be a mainly economic role https://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/politics/kennedy-dynasty-special-envoy-to-northern-ireland-urged-to-leave-irish-american-bias-at-home-3957596   As ever there is so much more. -- Ben Lowry Editor             US envoy will have to prove that he is not biased against unionists   Read more +     Dark days in Northern Ireland at this point in the calendar but there has been uplifting sunshine   Read more +           Ben Lowry: There are arguments against strikes but we don't hear them                     Read more +     Subscribe today             Full access   Subscribe for unlimited access to all our articles, 70% fewer ads, daily puzzles and our desktop & mobile app. Your first month free . Cancel anytime.     Find out more     Gift access   Give someone a subscription for a year's unlimited access to all our articles, 70% fewer ads, daily puzzles and our desktop and mobile app. From just £94.90 for 12 months.    Find out more

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