Nelson McCausland And The Conspiracy To Decolonise Ireland
Nelson McCausland, the former MLA with the Democratic Unionist Party, has taken to the pages of the pro-union Belfast TelegraphContinue Reading
Tag: Colonialism
Unionist Opposition To Irish Is Base Colonialism. Stop Pretending Otherwise
Since the United Kingdom’s violent imposition of partition in the early 1920s, the pro-union leaders of the Six Counties haveContinue Reading
When It Comes To Irish Equality, The DUP Is The Putrid Little Statelet
To her many critics, this afternoon’s statement by Arlene Foster provided further proof of her failings as a political leader,Continue Reading
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
Seven English Language TV Channels In Ireland Vs. The Lone Irish Language Channel
At the present moment in time, there are two national television networks broadcasting in the English language across Ireland. TheirContinue Reading
Whether Robert E Lee Or Edward Carson, Some Statues Should Fall
If Donald Trump and the aberrant politics he espouses has brought out the worse angels of our nature, it’s notContinue Reading
Britain’s Revanchist Fantasies Of A Brexit Empire Focus On Ireland
Since the Brexit referendum vote in the summer of 2016 the conservative and right-wing press in the United Kingdom hasContinue Reading
The Unionist Argument Against The Irish Language Is A Colonial One
At the weekend I was interviewed by a metropolitan American journalist doing some background research into Brexit and the possibleContinue Reading
Ireland’s British Apologists Continue The Fight
There are relatively few nations in the world where a significant part of the ruling elites, be they in politics orContinue Reading
Unionism’s Continued Culture War Between Settler And Native In Ireland
Back in 2013 the political theorist and author, Daniel Butt, identified three characteristics which are found in most descriptions of historical colonialism:Continue Reading
The Colonialist Ideology That Drives The DUP’s Anti-Irish Agenda
In the run-up to last May’s elections for the regional assembly at Stormont the leadership of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)Continue Reading
The Uncomfortable Question Of Settler Politics In Ireland
The one thing that is guaranteed to infuriate most politicians and journalists from the British unionist minority in Ireland is to make reference to theContinue Reading
Black Provos – The ANC And The IRA
One of the more famous descriptions to have emerged in the last thirty years for the former ANC leader andContinue Reading
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