Ex-UUP MP Danny Kinahan Has The Most Enthusiastic Wikipedia Entry Of Any Irish Politician
Like many observers, I was less than impressed with the mediocre leadership record of Alasdair McDonnell, the former South Belfast MPContinue Reading
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Targeting Civilians: Settlers, Human Shields, And The Wars In Algeria And Ireland
The Nation has published a review of Zohra Drif’s acclaimed autobiography, Inside the Battle of Algiers: Memoir of a WomanContinue Reading
The Threatened Gerrymandering Of Elections In The North Of Ireland
In September 2016, the United Kingdom’s local non-partisan Boundary Commission released its preliminary proposals for the creation of seventeen newContinue Reading
The Vietnam War And The War On Terror
An article for the current affairs website TomDispatch by Danny Sjursen, a serving officer in the United States Armed Forces andContinue Reading
Éistigí, The Youth Wing Of Saoradh
Éistigí or “Listen”*, is the teenage wing of the minor Irish republican party, Saoradh. It sometimes uses the sobriquet RepublicanContinue Reading
Michael Wolff Discusses The Trump Administration With Jonathan Capehart
Michael Wolff ‘s detailed exposé of the US presidency, Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House, has received plentyContinue Reading
Wynonna Earp Offers Cheesy Horror, While The Exorcist Presents The Real Thing
Wynonna Earp, the contemporary dark fantasy drama co-produced by the Space and Syfy networks in North America, has received someContinue Reading
Adam Savage Builds Replica Binoculars From Blade Runner 2049
For all its flaws, I greatly admired last year’s cinematic release, Blade Runner 2049, Denis Villeneuve’s sequel to the 1982Continue Reading
Sci-Fi Pulp Cover Collection
I know that some readers share my passion for the pulp art of the 1930s to early ’60s, particularly theContinue Reading
Sue Gray, Powerful But Highly Secretive British Civil Servant Transfers From London To Belfast
Who runs the United Kingdom? Is it the country’s democratically elected government or is it the nation’s labyrinthine civil service,Continue Reading
Syfy’s TV Vampire Horror, Van Helsing, Surprises With Some Dramatic Bite
I have a long list of television programmes bookmarked on my Netflix profile which fall into the category of deferredContinue Reading
Dude, You Broke The Future! Charles Stross On The 21st Century
The British science-fiction author Charles Stross gives a rambling, discursive and angry analysis of what is wrong with the 21stContinue Reading
Óglaigh na hÉireann Suspends Armed Actions
A radical change in strategy by Óglaigh na hÉireann (ÓnaÉ), the small insurgent group active in the United Kingdom’s legacyContinue Reading
Turkish Military Helicopter Dodges Kurdish ATGW Missile Attack
A very narrow escape for a Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during recent border clashes between the interventionist Turkish military andContinue Reading
Sammy Wilson Calls Leo Varadkar A Nutjob As The DUP Lobbies For Gerrymandering
Despite the claims made by her sympathisers in the Irish and British press, it’s become clear that last weekend’s seeminglyContinue Reading
The Improvised Drone Attacks On Khmeimim And Tartus, Russian Military Bases In Syria
If one accepts the official statement by the Kremlin – and a great deal of online speculation – the 5th-6thContinue Reading
Arlene Foster’s Moderate Speech, Barry McElduff’s Idiotic Tweet, And The Atrocious Kingsmill Massacre
It says much for the extreme and unforgiving nature of mainstream unionism or British separatist politics on this island, thatContinue Reading
Educational Isolationism With Nord Anglia, Ireland’s Newest Private School
I spent much of my childhood attending private, fee-paying schools in the leafy – or sandy – suburbs of northContinue Reading
From James Brokenshire To Karen Bradley, Another Forgettable Colonial Governor
So another British Secretary of State has returned to the United Kingdom for the final time after a short reignContinue Reading
Presidential Adviser Stephen Miller Declares Trump A Political Genius As CNN Cuts Bizarre Interview Short
Of the many sycophants and flatterers surrounding Donald J Trump, none is more egregious in language and nature than the seniorContinue Reading
Fake News? The Christmas Box PR Kit, Written By The Scottish Labour Party, Printed By The Scottish Press
All industries have their little trade secrets, methods of production they would prefer to keep under wraps, and the newsContinue Reading
Irish Republican Political Prisoners In The 21st Century
Here is a short report by Press TV, the 24-hour English language news and documentary network managed by the public broadcasterContinue Reading
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