We’re only a month into 2026, and already the world feels like it’s about to blow up.

While governments and experts continue debating whether we’ll see a peace agreement signed between Russia and Ukraine, NATO and Europe are panicking about whether they should take US President Donald Trump’s threats to seize Greenland seriously, while planning what they’ll do as part of the new world order, if it turns out they have to defend democracy without the help of America.

Meanwhile, there are tensions in America itself, such as in Minneapolis, where we have watched the murder of two protesters by federal agents.

The situation in the Middle East also looks ready to bubble up again, and although protests in Iran have stopped, they could flare up again at any moment.

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However, if you are living any where on the island of Ireland, it appears that despite moving ever closer towards a major international conflict of some sort, politicians are doing zero planning for how they will protect people in the scenario of war, not least disabled people, who account for 34.7% of the population in Northern Ireland, and 21.5%........

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