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
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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
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
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
European Parliamentary Elections: A Proxy Border Poll?
Such is the pace of the Brexit beast as it charges towards the no-deal cliffs, by the time I publishContinue Reading
The Garda Commissioner Drew Harris And The PSNI Armed Escort And Jeep
The appointment of Drew Harris as the Commissioner of An Garda Síochána in September 2018 was presented by some sympatheticContinue Reading
Dave Rubin. The Useful Idiot Of The Alt-Right
The American YouTube celebrity Dave Rubin is an interesting character. He first came to public prominence as a moderately successfulContinue Reading
Ireland, The British Commonwealth, Neutrality And NATO
Newton Emerson is one of those political commentators you never know whether to take seriously or not. There are daysContinue Reading
Majority Of UK Voters Want Rid Or Don’t Care About “Northern Ireland”
A majority of voters in the United Kingdom, some 55%, would prefer if “Northern Ireland” joined a reunited Ireland ratherContinue Reading
Four Brexit Votes: UK Parliament Says No To Everything, Yes To Nothing
Following another night of parliamentary chaos in London I’m reminded of the (apocryphal) demand by King Henry II of England,Continue Reading
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