Mark J Finlay

♟️ Geopolitical strategist · 🎙️ Keynote speaker · 🕊️ Discreet diplomat
Understanding the times. Knowing what to do.

[Mark J Finlay @MarkJFinlay]

As ambassadors of Jesus, you hold the highest rank. Unlike politicians, you don't project your own opinions. You deliver the words given to you, empowered by the Holy Spirit to be world-changers and peacemakers. #Faith #Ambassador #ChristianLiving #keynotespeaker

[Kemi Badenoch @KemiBadenoch]

I have been sickened all day by the news of three boys who lured two schoolgirls, raped them, and filmed it on their phones while they laughed and egged each other on. When they finally stood before a judge this week, they were handed “rehabilitation orders” and walked out without serving a single day behind bars. Not in prison, not in custody or a young offender institution.

The judge said, “None of you need to go to prison”.

What message does that send to rapists? The crime could hardly be graver, yet the punishment was no punishment at all. It’s the collapse of consequences and the rot runs right through the justice system.

And this is only going to get worse because Labour are choosing to go soft on criminals:

❌ They have abolished short prison sentences.
❌ They have let tens of thousands of criminals out early.
❌ And now they want to raise the age of criminal responsibility, so that even MORE young offenders escape any consequence at all.

My position is common sense👇
PRISON WORKS.

✅It punishes those who do wrong, it keeps dangerous people off our streets and away from our children.
✅It tells every victim that the law is on their side.

A country that forgets this is a country where schoolgirls are raped and filmed for sport, and the boys who did it get to go home.

Conservatives stand against it and our policies on sentencing and prison are the ones that will deliver a stronger country.

[Jamie Bryson @JamieBrysonLLB]

BBC have singularly failed to report on the High Court declaration ruling Belfast City Council acted unlawfully in their divisive Palestinian flag decision.

Contrast with their breathless top of the news reporting about the aspects of the challenge which didn’t succeed.

The BBC are a disgrace; in NI they- other than a few exceptions- are little more than a nationalist propaganda outlet.

But, since the BBC won’t tell you the outcome: not to worry, here it is ⬇️

[CircleLineBelfast @CircleLineBT]

The whole York Street Interchange project needs looked at again.

If YSI goes ahead, it needs a complete rethink:

🚆 Double-track the Dargan rail bridge before construction starts to allow for more rail services during construction
🚲 Create safe, attractive walking and cycling routes
🌆 Deliver usable development land, not more dead space
🌳 Put a green shelf or park over the junction to reconnect communities and tackle pollution

Belfast deserves better than another roads-first project

[Vivid.🇮🇱 @VividProwess]

Afghanistan’s education minister announced that women are permanently banned from attending schools.

The United Nations? Silent.
Women’s Rights Organizations? Silent.
Greta Thunberg? Silent.

They’re too busy being obsessed with Israel and the Jews.

[Mark J Finlay @MarkJFinlay]

I am posting mid Atlantic en route ‘home’ to USA, where it seems public transport has seldom been a priority, after a month in Italy 🇮🇹 and Austria 🇦🇹 where we enjoyed the cost effective and liberating benefit of investment in trams, trains, ferries, and buses. Quite why Belfast never put the so called slider on rails I will never know. #shortsighted

[CircleLineBelfast @CircleLineBT]

While Belfast debates Sunday opening hours and incremental transport tweaks, Cork is pressing ahead with an electrified "DART-like" commuter rail network, eight new stations and a Luas-style light rail system.

Cork is going to pass Belfast in the coming years because it is planning for growth while Belfast still struggles to think beyond short term fixes.

At the very least, Belfast should be pursuing the reopening of the Knockmore Line and delivery of Phase 1 of the Belfast Circle Line before we fall even further behind.
#openKnockmore #belfastCircleLine

[Mark J Finlay @MarkJFinlay]

Issachar is described as strong as a donkey, not a lion or eagle. This isn't an insult; it's a revelation of quiet strength and the ability to carry weight for others with humility. This is the kind of leader many need. #Leadership #Humility

[Mark J Finlay @MarkJFinlay]

Clarity when it matters.
Now on the speaker roster with Talents & Company.
For rooms navigating geopolitics, leadership, and public life.
https://t.co/IfxTNdssmf

[Mark J Finlay @MarkJFinlay]

Breaking Down Trump’s Iran Post — Global Chokepoints Explained (GB News ... https://t.co/OzS3OSN02W via @YouTube

[Mark J Finlay @MarkJFinlay]

Thanks @beverleyturner for having me on the show and allowing me to react live and in realtime to @POTUS tweet! 😅

[GB News @GBNEWS]

Special adviser on geopolitics Mark J. Finlay reacts to US President Donald Trump's latest comments on negotiations with Iran, and the economic pressure he is putting on the regime to open the Strait of Hormuz.

[Mark J Finlay @MarkJFinlay]

When institutions aren’t fit for purpose, people look elsewhere for security and identity. “Good enough” is no longer enough. NATO must be fit for purpose.
#NATO #InternationalRelations #Geopolitics #Leadership #GlobalGovernance #Diplomacy #Transatlantic #Speaker

[Mark J Finlay @MarkJFinlay]

Joining us:

Colin Bloom, CBE — Global CEO, Barnabas Aid
Botrus Mansour — Lawyer, Writer & Christian Leader, Nazareth
Wissam Nasrallah — President, ABTS, Lebanon
Marwan Abdullah — Vice Chairman, Int'l Democracy Union
Nabil Costa — CEO, Assoc. of Evangelical Schools, Lebanon

#Lebanon #Israel #MiddleEast #UnderstandingTheTimes

[Mark J Finlay @MarkJFinlay]

Understanding the Times — a live briefing on Israel, Lebanon, and the wider conflict. Tuesday 14 April · 5 PM Eastern · Free Zoom Webinar.

Voices from the ground. Clarity on the issues. Wisdom for what's next.

Register: https://t.co/hl3mWeA2Ob

[Mark J Finlay @MarkJFinlay]

@JamieBrysonLLB Shocking 😳

[Mark J Finlay @MarkJFinlay]

@DBSchoolsCup Well done Campbell — hard fought against Methody in the Semi and Inst in the final.

[Mark J Finlay @MarkJFinlay]

Good to see you last night, Deputy First Minister @little_pengelly, and looking forward to a good few days with you in Washington — while we remember St Patrick’s clarity about the power of Christ in defiance of false authority and pagan high kings, and in representing our wee country.

[Emma Little-Pengelly BL @little_pengelly]

Today I am travelling to Washington DC to embark on a series of engagements with politicians, business leaders and diplomats. Northern Ireland enjoys privileged access to the corridors of power each March, and it is important that we don’t take it for granted or neglect it.

For Northern Ireland, the idea of a special relationship with the United States is not just something we say. It is something lived, felt, and renewed with every generation. It is written into family histories and shared stories, into classrooms and boardrooms, into the very way we see our place in the world.

This year will be particularly significant for us, as a number of events are planned to mark the role the Ulster Scots played in the formation of the modern America.

250 years on from the Declaration of Independence, those bonds remain strong.

The United States remains Northern Ireland’s largest source of high-value, technology-rich foreign direct investment. Over the past decade, nearly 15,000 jobs and £1.5 billion in investment have been generated by American companies that saw potential here—companies who chose Northern Ireland not out of sentiment, but because the fundamentals were right.

Recent investments—such as the announcement of 1000 jobs from Bank of America —point to something bigger than individual projects. They reflect confidence. Confidence in our talent, in our institutions, and in our ability to compete in the industries that will define the 21st century.

Northern Ireland may be small, but we are agile. We cannot shape every global trend, but we can seize them—and turn them into jobs, ideas, and prosperity.

From fintech and cyber security to advanced manufacturing and the creative industries that now attract major international productions, Northern Ireland is telling a new story—one of confidence, creativity, and connection.

That is why US–Northern Ireland trade matters. Not just because of balance sheets or job numbers, but because it reflects a partnership rooted in shared history and renewed by shared ambition.

I believe deeply in this special relationship, and I am confident that, together, we can ensure that our friends in the United States continue to visit, invest, and build their futures right here in Northern Ireland.

[RTÉ One @RTEOne]

SHE’S WON IT!!!

#Oscars2026 #2FMOscars

[Mark J Finlay @MarkJFinlay]

Enjoyed joining @benleo on @GBNEWS to discuss President Trump’s call to “open up the North Sea.”
The real question: will Britain produce its own energy — or import more of it while paying the highest energy prices in the developed world?
https://t.co/9sHBT9SdvT

[Mark J Finlay @MarkJFinlay]

Implications.

[Promethean Action @PrometheanActn]

Trump called Britain "uncooperative" from the Oval Office, then replaced Lloyd's of London as the insurer of the Strait of Hormuz — breaking 300 years of Crown control over global energy in one day.

@SJKokinda breaks it all down. Watch 👇🏻

[Mark J Finlay @MarkJFinlay]

FACT-CHECK: U.S. Destroys Iran’s UN ‘Lies’ After Supreme Leader Strike
https://t.co/R4rxCaFwKV