Appeasing The Orange Trumps Of British Unionism In Ireland Has Failed
It’s sometimes difficult to remember that there is a distinction to be drawn between unionists as an ethno-national minority inContinue Reading
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It’s sometimes difficult to remember that there is a distinction to be drawn between unionists as an ethno-national minority inContinue Reading
Bob Stewart, a Conservative MP in London and a former military commander, has blithely admitted that he acted as “…a kind of aContinue Reading
Over the last decade I have moved from being a passionate believer in the European Union to someone who isContinue Reading
This seems appropriate enough for the day that’s in it. British ska-pop giants Madness and their 1985 release, Uncle Sam,Continue Reading
The outré behaviour of Donald Trump and his associates has proved a considerable challenge for the international press over the lastContinue Reading
In recent days I have been somewhat dismayed by a number of left-leaning individuals who I respect and admire demanding anContinue Reading
The decision by the Irish Times to publish an article on Wednesday introducing its well-heeled readers to the political cultureContinue Reading
As regular readers of An Sionnach Fionn know, I am generally sympathetic to Israel and tend to see its historyContinue Reading
Another guest post by Déaghán Ó Céitinn, currently resident in Perth, Australia, where he is active with Cairde Sinn Féin. The Obama RegimeContinue Reading
Returning to US politics, last night I watched the remarkably candid documentary, “Weiner“, the subject of which is the eponymous formerContinue Reading
As Hillary Clinton and her closest campaign aides continue to blame everyone but themselves for her humiliating defeat in the presidential contest last November, the arrogance that madeContinue Reading
While the campaign team for Donald Trump may dismiss the continuing allegations that the Russian Federation played some role in his riseContinue Reading
In early 2009 the deeply controversial Italian prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, launched a campaign to tighten his control of the country’sContinue Reading
One of the more repugnant individuals employed in the editorial team of the Donald Trump fanzine, Breitbart News, is the reporter Katie McHugh.Continue Reading
Emboldened by the unexpected – if much feared – victory of Donald Trump in the United States’ presidential election the inhabitantsContinue Reading
Well, here’s one prediction I wish I had got wrong. President Donald J. Trump. Seriously, the United States of America, what the fuck?Continue Reading
The media consensus in the United States maintains that it is a done deal, that the Democratic Party’s Hillary Clinton will gainContinue Reading
There is a certain satisfaction to be derived from having one’s opinions – or prejudices – confirmed and that is certainlyContinue Reading
During a number of recent speeches the presidential nominee for the Republican Party in the United States, ex-real estate mogul DonaldContinue Reading
There was an extraordinary exchange between the former Republican Party presidential hopeful, Ben Carson, and the British journalist, Katty Kay, during anContinue Reading
Scanning through the recent tranche of hacked emails released by Wikileaks, taken from the Gmail account of John Podesta, the chairperson for Hillary Clinton’s presidentialContinue Reading
One suspects that if the Republican Party nominee, Donald Trump, succeeds in his campaign to be elected the president ofContinue Reading


















