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Monthly Archives: June 2014
How Journalism Works…Egypt To Wapping
It is of course a total injustice that three journalists have been sentenced to seven years imprisonment in Egypt for writing things that the Egyptian Government dont like. That of course would be the same Egyptian Government, which is backed … Continue reading
Catholic West Belfast 1962
The Tuam Babies. What actually can be said? I have almost a kinda immunity to this kinda thing. Eight hundred bodies of children, seemingly buried in a septic tank between the 1920s and 1960s. It numbs me. Investigations continue. But … Continue reading
Rally Against Racism
I thought that the turnout was pretty impressive. Sinn Fein members sprinkled among crowd with small placards. Greens and Labour NI had banners. Alliance and SDLP out in force but no banners. As I understood it, organisers had stipulated it … Continue reading
So…Racism
We used to be far too busy with Sectarianism (a specifically local problem) to worry about one of the great global problems like Racism. As “Lord” Brookeborough, one of the founding fathers of the Norn Iron statelet put it (when … Continue reading
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Tagged Alliance Party, Anna Lo MLA, DUP, Homophobia, Islamophobia, Peter Robinson MLA, Racism, Sinn Féin
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So…SDLP
There is a strange thing about the Norn Iron Political Cycle. We are constantly told on message boards like Slugger O’Toole that the SDLP is in “terminal decline”. This is an article of faith held by Slugger’s core “team” and … Continue reading
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Tagged Alliance, Local Elections 2014, SDLP, Sinn Féin, west belfast
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Euro Election Results
No real analysis here. Just for the record and to wind up my “results service”, there was no change. The three incumbent MEPs have all been returned. Martina Anderson Sinn Fein Diane Dodds DUP Jim Nicholson UUP Alex Attwood (SDLP) … Continue reading
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Tagged Alliance Party, Conservative Party, DUP, European Elections, Green Party, NI21, SDLP, Sinn Féin, TUV, UKIP, UUP
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Keeping An Eye On the Czar of Russia 