Saudi Arabia Claims “Sabotage Attacks” On Oil Tankers As US-Iran Tensions Rise
There is an almost universal belief among -right and centre-left political commentators in the United States that Donald Trump isContinue Reading
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Ben Shapiro Destroyed In Epic Takedown As He Storms Off BBC TV Interview
Okay, not really. But this televised confrontation between the hard-right American polemicist Ben Shapiro and the conservative British journalist AndrewContinue Reading
Brexit: Behind Closed Doors. How The DUP And The Brexiteers Took Europe Hostage
The second part of the BBC documentary Brexit: Behind Closed Doors might as well be called “How Arlene Foster BlewContinue Reading
Brexit: Behind Closed Doors. A Masterclass In British Mendacity
The BBC documentary Brexit: Behind Closed Doors is a two-part fly-on-the-wall feature capturing the conversations of Guy Verhofstadt, the ChiefContinue Reading
2019 Northern Local Elections Results: A New Trend Or An Anomaly?
Following nearly three days of counting the results of UK-administered local government elections in the north-east of the country areContinue Reading
Brexit Divisions In UK Local Elections Boost The Greens And Lib Dems
Local government and mayoral elections in much of England has yielded a series of mixed outcomes for pro- and anti-BrexitContinue Reading
The DUP Loses Staunch Ally With The Firing Of Gavin Williamson
The sacking of Gavin Williamson, the British Secretary of State for Defence, has robbed the Democratic Unionist Party of oneContinue Reading
The Dignitatis Humanae Institute: Clergy, Aristocrats And The Populist-Right?
My first introduction to the secretive lobby group known as the Dignitatis Humanae Institute (DHI) was back in the summerContinue Reading
The New IRA Interview: Armed Struggle Without Purpose
The weekend publication of an interview in The Sunday Times newspaper with representatives of the Army Council of the NewContinue Reading
The Return Of The UFOs
The latest edition of Issues in Science and Technology, published by the University of Texas at Dallas, has an interestingContinue Reading
YouGov Poll: 33% Of British Voters Support Radical Right Parties
A new survey of 5,420 voters in the United Kingdom carried out by the well-known polling company YouGov on behalfContinue Reading
A YouTube Termination: Banned By The Google Profit Machine
It seems that Google has decided to terminate the main YouTube channel for An Sionnach Fionn despite the existence ofContinue Reading
US-Led Forces Kill More Afghan Civilians Than The Taliban Or Islamic State
The revelation by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) that American-backed government forces have killed more civilians inContinue Reading
Change UK And The Brexit Party. The Europeanisation Of British Politics
The selection of European parliamentary candidates by the Change UK – The Independent Group, which unites the more explicitly pro-EUContinue Reading
HBO’s Game Of Thrones And Assumptions Of Racism
Like many other fans I’m looking forward to viewing more episodes in the eight and final season of the GamesContinue Reading
Hollywood And The Pentagon: Entertainment Or Propaganda?
The close ties between the United States’ military and the US movie and television industry is one of the biggestContinue Reading
Journalist Lyra McKee Killed During Suspected New IRA Attack On The PSNI In Derry
The tragic death of the journalist and author Lyra McKee during overnight clashes in the city of Derry is aContinue Reading
Nancy Pelosi Warns Britain: Do Not Harm The Good Friday Agreement
While some politicians and commentators in the United Kingdom may be have little more than contempt for the Good FridayContinue Reading
Nigel Farage, The Brexit Party, UKIP, The ERG And The Greater England Movement
As the car crash efforts by the United Kingdom to leave the European Union are upgraded to the status ofContinue Reading
The DUP: Dark Money, Prison Convicts And The Local Elections
So it seems that the hard-right Democratic Unionist Party is back in the news again. Not for trying to holdContinue Reading
SBS Dateline: Is Brexit Amplifying Old Tensions In Northern Ireland?
The destabilising effects of Brexit on the Irish-British peace process is the focus of this documentary by Dateline, a currentContinue Reading
Documentaries: Nuclear Weapons In Europe, Ukraine Power Struggles
Deutsche Welle (DW), Germany’s international public service broadcaster, has published a couple of new documentaries on its YouTube channel examiningContinue Reading
