The SDLP. Why?
Okay. The SDLP is in the crapper, Margaret Ritchie’s leadership has made things worse, and they badly need somethingContinue Reading
Category: Current Affairs
Gay Mitchell: Right-Wing, Conservative, Christian… And President Of Ireland?
[For an updated and much expanded overview of Gay Mitchell’s conservative Christian links click here, including his alleged association withContinue Reading
Curiouser And Curiouser – David Norris, John Connolly, Labour And Israel
I reported earlier on the controversy swirling around Senator David Norris and the revelations over the criminal offences of his ex-partner, EzraContinue Reading
A Bit Of Cloak And Dagger? A Pro-Israeli Irish Blogger And David Norris
Hmmm, some interesting speculating over on the Cedar Lounge Revolution about what exactly lies behind the latest revelations over the personal lifeContinue Reading
Seán Garland, The Workers Party, And The Fools Republic
There’s none so hypocritical as those on the political Left, particularly the hard Left, so it’s been more than interestingContinue Reading
Féile Lúghnasa
Well its that time of the year again and the important Celtic Irish holiday of Lúghnasa, the Feast of Lúgh, isContinue Reading
David Norris And A Series Of Unfortunate Events
Well it would seem that David Norris has more or less destroyed his own Presidential chances after a series of revelations overContinue Reading
Scottish And British, Like Swedish And Scandinavian?
For some intellectualising on the SNP MP Pete Wishart and his what ‘Britishness’ could mean in an independent Scotland there’s none better than the LallandsContinue Reading
An Bhreatain Bheag – Little Britain
WalesHome carries an interesting article on language apartheid in the nation (which originally appeared here): ‘WE OFTEN hear that WalesContinue Reading
Gaelic Scotland And Anglo Ireland
Some good news from Scotland for our fellow Gaels as the Scottish government announces further funding for Scottish language filmContinue Reading
Bertie Ahern: Grotesque, Unbelievable, Bizarre, Unprecedented
News from the Irish Independent on former An Taoiseach na Chófra, Bertie Ahern, and his flourishing new career out of office (and Ireland): ‘FORMERContinue Reading
Splintered Hari
Occasional, but always excellent, Irish blogger Splintered Sunrise (whose real identity is known to many) tackles the thorny subject ofContinue Reading
The Defence Forces of Scotland
A good article over on Better Nation discussing the security (for which read, military) future of an independent Scotland: ‘OneContinue Reading
An IKEA Britain?
Interesting article in the Scotsman on the electoral troubles of the Liberal Democrats in Scotland (that I previously discussed here) and oneContinue Reading
British Unionists Target Irish And Immigrant Families In Portadown
It has been reported that at least 100 British Unionist rioters were involved in overnight clashes in the contested town of Portadown, as they attempted to attack theContinue Reading
Where I Go The HuffPost Follows
Some time ago I predicted the virtual demise of the British Liberal Democrat Party in Scotland following the poor results it recordedContinue Reading
British Labour Party To Rig Welsh Elections?
After electoral humiliation in Scotland and the breaking of a decades’ long political hegemony it seems that the British LabourContinue Reading
We’re Alright Paddy, To Hell With You
Well a relatively peaceful night has passed in the North of Ireland, with violence down to what we might almost describe as ‘peace-timeContinue Reading
Canada And The First Nations – Progress To Equality?
Some interesting, and welcome, news from Canada on the shifting relationships between the Confederation and the First Nations, the Native American peoplesContinue Reading
A Tale Of Two Irelands
A depressing report in the Irish Times: ‘THE LONG-RUNNING controversy over what to call the popular Co Kerry tourist destination known variouslyContinue Reading
Ireland – The First And Last Of The Pax Britannica
It has been said that for the British Ireland was too close to to be ignored but too far awayContinue Reading
Progressive Nationalism, Secularism And Québec
Some interesting views in an article from the Canadian Globe and Mail on the relationship between progressive nationalism and secularism as itContinue Reading
