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Monthly Archives: December 2013
It May Not Be A Cross- Community Carol Service…
It may not be a Cross-Community Carol Service…but I like to think of it as MY kinda LetsGetAlongerism. Cliftonville Football Club versus Linfield Football Club. It is not a promising start is it? Kafflick-supported Reds versus Praddistant-supported Blues. Nationalist versus … Continue reading
So Farewell Then Glyn Roberts
Well that didnt last long. Just ten days after being appointed to the Parades Commission…salary £22,000 per annum…Glyn Roberts, the Chief Executive of the Independent Retailers Federation has resigned from the Commission. Why? There was some speculation (this Blog passim) … Continue reading
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Tagged Alliance Party, Glyn Roberts, Parades Commission, Peter Osborne
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Haassta La Vista Baby!
So farewell then Dr Richard Haass. And his charming assistant, Professor Meghan O’Sullivan. As I write this…almost 1pm on 23rd December there is no agreement on “Flags, Parades and The Past”. Two questions. Was there ever likely to be one … Continue reading
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Tagged Alliance Party, Conflict Resolution, Dominic Bryan, DUP, Flegs, Parades, Richard Haass, SDLP, Sinn Féin, UUP
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New Fleg?
You can never have enough Flegs. Especially in Bonfire Season. So a new Fleg for Norn Iron.? I suspect it will be designed by a Protestant Boy and a Catholic Girl from an Integrated Education-type School. Alternatively it might be … Continue reading
Congratulations Glyn Roberts
Glynn or is it Glynn (could not be arsed checking) is a familiar face at Conferences (not just SDLP) that I have attended in the past few years. He is generally to be found in the Exhibition area with his … Continue reading
Mandela
What can you say about Nelson Mandela? I think it depends on your age. It is generational. You might be 21…31…41…51. Or you might be 61 as I am and a “news junkie” and “political anorak” for half a century. … Continue reading
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Tagged Alasdair McDonnell MLA, ANC, Danny Morrison, John Hume, Nelson Mandela, Paul Kavanagh, SDLP, Sinn Féin, South Africa
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LetsGetAlongerists…Progressives?
I note Ian Parsley (formerly Alliance Party, then Unionist-Tory, now Alliance again) is talking about a third pillar in Norn Iron Politics. Mr Parsley calls these people “Progressives”. Are these the people that I have been known to describe as … Continue reading
Naomi Long: 2015 Election
Can naomi Long hold East Belfast? Mick Fealty tweets wondering whether it will be more difficult than generally assumed for the DUP to take back the East Belfast seat from Naomi Long. (Westminster). Mick is right but so long as … Continue reading
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Tagged Alliance Party, Conservative Party, DUP, East Belfast, Flegs, Green Party, Iris Robinson, Naomi Long MP, Peter Robinson MLA, SDLP, Sinn Féin, UUP
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Peace Journalism? LetsWriteAlongerism?
Interesting seminar on “Peace Journalism” at QUB on Friday. Hosted by Dr John Brewer and sponsored by the Community Relations Council. The main problem is that “Peace Journalism” seems like a good idea but is so nebulous that nobody, seemed … Continue reading
