Ireland’s British Troubles
Interesting revelation from court documents released in Belfast (via the Detail), where Ciarán Martin, the former Security and Intelligence adviserContinue Reading
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Nigel, Nigel, Nigel – Out, Out, Out
Scottish blogger James Kelly calls it right as he examines the ignoble retreat of the UKIP leader Nigel Farage fromContinue Reading
Margaret Thatcher – She Came, She Saw, She Failed
As a citizen of Ireland there is only one Margaret Thatcher that I remember. From the archives of the GuardianContinue Reading
Truth Is The First Casualty Of War
Last Monday I watched the second part of TV3’s drama-documentary series, “In the Name of the Republic”, where once again Eunan O’Halpin claimedContinue Reading
British Separatism In Scotland
So Scotland’s First Minister, Alex Salmond, has finally unveiled the long-promised date for the Scottish independence referendum: Thursday the 18th of September 2014. Good news forContinue Reading
National Self-Determination – British Need Apply Only
Well there’s no surprise in the news that the vast majority of the people living on the Islas Malvinas/Falkland IslandsContinue Reading
Ireland – Poster Child Of The Stockholm Syndrome
Andrew S. Loveland has an interesting post over on The Frumious Bandersnatch examining the famous (if exceptional) psychological condition known asContinue Reading
Mixed Results For Plaid Cymru In New Poll
A new poll of 1007 voters from across Wales by ITV Cymru / YouGov continues to reflect the so-so fortunesContinue Reading
HMG Official Statement – Britain Is England
Did you know that Scotland ceased to exist as a nation after the so-called Act of Union between the KingdomsContinue Reading
Ian Hurst, Derek Haslam And Hackgate
More on Britain’s “super-spy” Ian Hurst (aka. Martin Ingram) with an alleged phone recording of the former soldier from the notoriousContinue Reading
Angloban – The Anglophone Fundamentalists Of Britain And Ireland
We all know that the internet is the mother of all lies. The world wide web of falsehoods. Which isContinue Reading
Language Wars In Wales
Here we go again. The obsessive Anglophone supremacism of the right-wing news media in Britain is becoming something of aContinue Reading
Anglophone Propaganda And The British Press
Well that didn’t take long. Barely a week has passed since the right-wing British news media carried a series ofContinue Reading
A Resurgence Of Anti-Irish Racism In The United States – Or Harmless Stereotyping?
When most people speak of racism against the Irish they automatically think of Britain and more specifically England. The historyContinue 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
Britain – The Enemy Combatant
Sinn Féin is continuing to press home its advantage following the visit by Britain’s head of state to Ireland to attend a Co-Operate IrelandContinue Reading
The Butcher’s Apron – Britain’s War In Ireland
A few days ago I discussed the casual revelation by a former British Intelligence agent, the writer and historian HarryContinue Reading
Former British Agent Admits Irish Citizens Were Waterboarded
I’ve written about the widespread use of torture, both physical and psychological, by the British Forces in the UK-administrated north-eastContinue Reading
The British “N” Word – Nationalism
The Lallands Peat Worrier is one of the most literate and erudite writers in the Scottish Nationalist blogosphere. He isContinue Reading
A United Ireland – Digitally At Least
Well, better late than never I suppose. From the Hollywood Reporter (ooh-la-la!): “TV viewers in Northern Ireland will be ableContinue Reading
More Cloak And Dagger Shenanigans In Fantasy Troubles
And so it rumbles on, the latest chapter in the tale of Britain’s super-superspy and double-agent extraordinaire Freddie “Stakeknife” Scappaticci, with the audio recordings of callsContinue Reading
David Starkey And The Dark Side Of English Nationalism
Well, we’ve seen the SNP leader and Scotland’s First Minster, Alex Salmond, compared to the dictator Robert Mugabe by theContinue Reading
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