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Labour Pains

Makes you sick, doesnt it? The Tories are in a mess and on cue the British Labour Party get into a bigger mess. To some extent it is irrelevant that only 40 MPs back the Leader Jeremy Corbyn and 172 … Continue reading

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Sometimes Failure Is A Success…Jeremy Corbyn

The Right-Wing Press is going to town on Jeremy Corbyn, the new Leader of the British Labour Party. But first things first…Corbyn won that Leadership election with 59% of the votes cast. His opponents got 19% (Andy Burnham), 17% (Yvette … Continue reading

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Miliband, Corbyn And Bonnie Prince Charlie

I have to admit I barely watched TV in the aftermath of the the British Labour Party’s disaster at the British General Election in May. Indeed I was in the Kings Hall in Belfast until 4am and had hardly any … Continue reading

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“Yer Own’s The Worst”

Nearly everyone in Norn Iron will be familiar with the phrase “yer own’s the worst”. We have two (arguably three) tribes here. Basically “R-wuns” and “Themmuns”. The theory is that one of “Themmuns” makes a better colleague, boss than one … Continue reading

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