Surprise Convictions In Brazil, Business As Usual In Ireland
No offence to the good people of Brazil but when you find yourself casting envious eyes at the treatment of highContinue Reading
Category: Politics
Poland Accelerates Its Destruction Of The Primeval Białowieża Forest
One of the lesser discussed aspects of the cultural republicanism which fuelled the early 20th century Irish Revolution were theContinue Reading
Thirty Years Of Secret Talks And Negotiations Between Britain And The IRA
With the United Kingdom’s right-wing press whipping itself up into a frenzy over the alleged sympathy of Labour Party leaderContinue Reading
Theresa May And The Tories Will Seek A British Internet For British People
The recent general election manifesto launch by Theresa May and the Conservative Party government in the United Kingdom highlights theContinue Reading
The Uneasy Peace In Britain’s Legacy Colony On The Island Of Ireland
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), the United Kingdom’s militarised policing force in the Six Counties, has released its 2016-17 statisticsContinue Reading
An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, To Resign At Midnight
And with one leap he is gone. Well, almost and after much hesitation and false starts. An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny,Continue Reading
Danny Healy-Rae, Kerry’s Answer To A Question Nobody Asked
After-hours publican and occasional politician, Danny Healy-Rae, proving that there is literally no end to his insight and wisdom…
Fine Gael Pursues Social Welfare Fraud While Ignoring Endemic White Collar Crime
Fraudulent or suspect claims have been a part of the state-run social welfare system in Ireland since its inception inContinue Reading
The DUP, The Constitutional Research Council And Brexit’s Dark Money Secrets
Back in February ASF examined the financing of the Democratic Unionist Party’s Brexit campaign, in particular the revelation that a secret donation hadContinue Reading
The Five-Pointed Star In Irish Republican Iconography, Flags And Symbols
Over the last one hundred years the five-pointed red star has become a well known symbol of communism and some strandsContinue Reading
Alternative Facts In The Irish Times On The 1921 Execution Of An Informer
I rarely pay attention to the mealy-mouthed nostalgia for the ancien régime of British colonial rule which fills the pages of certainContinue Reading
The Full Speech By The EU Brexit Negotiator Michel Barnier To The Oireachtas
Today’s address by Michel Barnier, the European Union’s lead Brexit negotiator, to a joint session of Oireachtas Éireann indicates justContinue Reading
Arlene Foster And The DUP Have Not Ended Their Opposition To An Irish Language Act
As usual the unionist-leaning (or apologising) press in Ireland has pounced on a few questionable claims by Arlene Foster, leader ofContinue Reading
The US Has Spent Hundreds Of Billions Of Dollars In Afghanistan
$117 billion. That is how much money the United States of America has spent on “rebuilding” efforts in the war-tornContinue Reading
The 2017 Local Election Results In The UK, A Victory For UKIP By Any Other Name
Just a few quick points on last week’s local elections in the United Kingdom and the continuing post-referendum shift inContinue Reading
Northern Nationalists Will Be The Largest Group Of Indigenous EU Citizens Outside The EU
The newly released policy document, “Ireland and the negotiations on the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union: The Government’s Approach”,Continue Reading
Donald Trump, Mad, Bad And Dangerous To Know. But Especially Mad?
One of the more interesting aspects of watching American politics from afar is dipping in and out of MSNBC’s MorningContinue Reading
MI5 And The PSNI Offer Money And Gift Cards To Recruit Informers
During the height of the conflict in the north-east of the country it was not unknown for the British ForcesContinue Reading
Gaming The Good Friday Agreement By Insisting On A Super-Majority Vote
The core principle of the Belfast or Good Friday Agreement of 1998 and all associated accords is the understanding thatContinue Reading
Britain Moves Towards Amnesty For War Crimes By Its Forces In Ireland
As I predicted back in March, the United Kingdom is slowly moving towards a general amnesty for all members ofContinue Reading
Some More Questions On The Freddie Scappaticci Or Stakeknife Controversy
Further thoughts on the Freddie Scappaticci or Stakeknife affair from a reader who wishes to remain anonymous but who makesContinue Reading
Freddie Scappaticci, StakeKnife And Britain’s Dirty War In Ireland
The more I hear about the Freddie Scappaticci spying or “StakeKnife” affair the more cynical I become. How did the ex-volunteer,Continue Reading
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