The US Assassination Of Qasem Soleimani In Baghdad
There is a well-observed episode of the American television series The West Wing where the character of President Josiah Bartlet,Continue Reading
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Fine Gael Government To Honour The Black And Tans And Auxies In State Ceremony?
I’m very much in two minds about the announcement of an official state ceremony to be held in Dublin CastleContinue Reading
The Weak Arguments Against A United Ireland
Given recent events in the United Kingdom, with Brexit representing a glorified if long delayed sulk by the British atContinue Reading
Michael Moore On The Useful Idiots Podcast
This first part of an interview by Matt Taibbi and Katie Halper of the Useful Idiots podcast with the AmericanContinue Reading
Post-Election UK Returns To No-Deal Brexit Threats
Here we go again! From the New York Times: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will use the prospect of aContinue Reading
The Right-Wing Of UK Labour Wants To Out-Tory The Tories
With the formerly sidelined neo-liberal contingent of the Westminster Labour Party now moving to prevent the selection of a left-wingContinue Reading
That Tory Victory And Labour Defeat In The UK General Election
Many explanations have been offered for the humiliating defeat of the Labour Party in the UK general election but perhapsContinue Reading
UK Polling Favours Boris Johnson And The Tories
Despite a lot of churn in the polls the final week of campaigning in the British general election looks setContinue Reading
The UK General Election Gets Dirty
Watching the general election campaign in the United Kingdom from this side of the Irish Sea the Brexit-fuelled contest betweenContinue Reading
DW Documentary: Poverty In the USA
Another excellent documentary on life for working-class and lower middles-class communities in the United States of America from the GermanContinue Reading
Dominic Cummings: A Sinister Attack On Foreign Citizens In UK
Dominic Cummings, the leading Brexit campaigner and controversial Special Adviser to the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, has returned toContinue Reading
That Wobbly Google Stadia Launch
In my own opinion, the future of computer gaming lies almost entirely in online platforms and services, perhaps with virtualisedContinue Reading
Renegade Cut: Post-9/11 Action Movies
Another good video essay from the YouTube channel Renegade Cut examining the changed nature of American action movies following theContinue Reading
David Petraeus Defends British Army Just Days Before New Accusations Of War Crimes
The apparent support expressed by David Petraeus, the disgraced former United States Army general, for the controversial campaign in theContinue Reading
Boris Johnson And The Conservatives On Course For Reelection In the UK
Full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. Given the events of the last fortnight, that Shakespearean quip is as goodContinue Reading
The UK General Election. Just As Mad As Brexit And Possibly Just As Pointless
The frenetic pace of the general election campaign in the United Kingdom is such that in the last few daysContinue Reading
SDLP And SF Stand Aside In Counter To The UUP And DUP Deal
Well, that was an interesting seventy-two hours in northern politics. Last Friday the incoming leader of the Ulster Unionist Party,Continue Reading
The Orange Card: Justified By The DUP, Tories, Labour And Lib Dems
On the 16th of February 1886, Lord Randolph Churchill, a member of the troublesome “Fourth Party” backbench faction of theContinue Reading
The Would-Be Rehabilitation Of George W Bush
Another excellent video feature from the YouTube channel Renegade Cut examining recent attempts by some moderate conservative leaders and commentatorsContinue Reading
Remainer Or Leaver, Ireland Has No True Allies In The UK Brexit War
By now it must be clear to even the most optimistic or obdurate Remain-supporter in the United Kingdom that soonerContinue Reading
The UK Concedes A Backstop For An All Stop
So after two years of contentious negotiations abroad and political chaos at home, London has returned to the original “NorthernContinue Reading
New IRA Interview On The Border, Brexit And Armed Resistance
Featured below is an interview by Channel 4 News in Britain with a spokesperson for the so-called New Irish RepublicanContinue Reading
