BBC Scotlandshire And The Real News From North Britain
For a, um, different view on North Britain Scotland and its relationship with England can I recommend the website ofContinue Reading
Category: Current Affairs
Cultural Terrorism Masquerading As Vandalism
Back in June I highlighted the mysterious act of vandalism inflicted on the Lia Fáil or Stone of Destiny at Teamhair (the HillContinue Reading
Australia Postpones Referendum On Recognition Of Indigenous Peoples
For anyone who is aware of the history of the Aboriginal or indigenous communities of Australia over the last twoContinue Reading
Speak Welsh? Get Out!
Imagine moving to France or Germany, taking over the management of a local bar, and then demanding that all theContinue Reading
Mitt Romney, The Plutocrat Who Would Be President
Probably the most revealing news story to emerge from the US presidential election so far and it comes straight from theContinue Reading
Polls, Polls, Polls!
Via Newsnet Scotland, two interesting polls. The first from Scotland itself where support for outright independence has risen significantly amongstContinue Reading
More News On The Catalan Resurgence
More news on the unprecedented display of Catalan nationalism seen in Tuesday’s mass rally in Barcelona attended by 1.5 million people as the Iberian country struggles with the global financial crisis andContinue Reading
Margo MacDonald On The Yes Campaign And Leanne Wood In Q&A
A couple of interesting articles from two very well-known Celtic nationalist politicians. Former SNP and now independent Scottish nationalist MSPContinue Reading
Surprise As 1.5 Million March For Catalan Independence
With all the focus on Scotland and the Basque Country it could be the autonomous-leaning Catalans who surprise us allContinue Reading
Putin’s Russia – Annexation Through Language
A quick post to highlight the current political troubles in the Ukraine where the Russian Federation’s attempt to reassert controlContinue Reading
Young And Irish – And Opposed To Anglophone Supremacists
President Higgins is currently hosting a series of consultations across the country titled “Being Young and Irish”, and among theContinue Reading
Cutting Through The Lies
Two excellent articles debunking the recent attempts by Pro-British and Neo-Unionist apologist-historians and journalists to rewrite Irish history with the aim of “rehabilitating” theContinue Reading
PQ Electoral Victory In Québec Sparks Political Violence
A quick post to note the results of the election in Québec where the nationalist Parti Québécois (or PQ) under leaderContinue Reading
British Terrorists Protect The “Rights” Of The Orange Order
The city of Belfast has seen a series of street clashes over the last two days following violent attacks onContinue Reading
Not So Much Revising History, As Rewriting It…
Following on from my post examining the controversy raging around “Terror in Ireland 1916-1923” , the collection of historical essaysContinue Reading
From Bruton To Yates – Or How The Irish Do Business
I saw this delightful cover story from the Business and Finance magazine in my local (British-owned, British-stocked) shopping centre. JohnContinue Reading
From The UUP And DUP: Homosexuality, A “Disease” And “Disability” To Be Pitied
Ken Maginnis, the former British Army militiaman and Ulster Unionist Party heavyweight, has fired what may well prove to beContinue Reading
On The Hustings In Québec
A guest article for An Sionnach Fionn by Jean François Joubert on the National Assembly election campaign in Québec: Pauline Marois, leaderContinue Reading
The Curse Of Peter Hart Strikes Again
A few weeks ago I linked to a review by the historian John M. Regan on the new publication “TerrorContinue Reading
BBC Alba Leading The Way For A Scottish Broadcasting Service
Some potentially significant news for Scottish broadcasting reported by the Stage: “Scotland’s first minister, Alex Salmond, has called for theContinue Reading
British Supremacism In Ireland
The British separatist minority in Ireland doing what the British separatist minority does best: terrorising and intimidating other communities while expressing the supremacist attitudes of a colonial elite.Continue Reading
Lies, Dammed Lies And The Pro-British Regressives
Rewriting Irish history? That seems to be the main concern of the contemporary Pro-British faction in modern Ireland. These anachronistic,Continue Reading
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