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Tag Archives: John Hume
John Hume…The Only Statesman?
It is of course entirely right and proper that John Hume is honoured in Derry today. But the Twittersphere is unusually quiet about it all. I make no apology for saying that John Hume is just about the only Statesman … Continue reading
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Tagged Alliance Party, Bill Clinton, Derry, Gerry Adams TD, John Hume, SDLP, Sinn Féin
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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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Eddie McGrady RIP
SDLP members are saddened tonight at the death earlier today of Eddie McGrady, one of the first people to join the SDLP in 1970. I had never formally met him, but can still recall the first occasion that I actually … Continue reading
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Tagged Alasdair McDonnell MLA, Downpatrick, East Down, Eddie McGrady, John Hume, Margaret Ritchie MP, SDLP, South Down
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SpAd Alert Post
Oh dear …another post on the vexed question of Sinn Fein and their “right” to appoint their own Special Advisors to the (taxpayer-funded) civil service OR the “responsibility” of Sinn Fein not to appoint persons (people who have served fourteen … Continue reading
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Tagged Ann Travers, Gerry Adams TD, John Hume, Mary McArdle, SDLP, Sinn Féin, Special Advisors
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John Hume……Simply A Good Man
In November last year, I attended the SDLP Conference in Belfast and was priveleged to be in the Hall, when Miriam O’Callaghan presented John Hume with his award as “The Greatest Ever Irish Person”. Well deserved of course. Last night … Continue reading
Keeping An Eye On the Czar of Russia 