History Is Written By The Victors, Even When They Lose
The common maxim, “history is written by the victors“, is a favourite one among writers and journalists trying to elucidate the contested pasts of colonisedContinue Reading
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The common maxim, “history is written by the victors“, is a favourite one among writers and journalists trying to elucidate the contested pasts of colonisedContinue Reading
In the year 2000, responding to the all-party intergovernmental Belfast Agreement of 1998, the peace deal which effectively ended three decades of conflictContinue Reading
Back in 2013, while examining the thorny issue of public support for the armed struggle of the (Provisional) Irish RepublicanContinue Reading
“It is not those who can inflict the most, but those who can suffer the most who will conquer.” Irish Republican motto* WelcomeContinue Reading
The New Yorker magazine has a long, if occasionally flawed, investigation into the 1972 detention and execution – which one can alternativelyContinue Reading
In all the discussions stemming from last year’s controversy over the Smithwick report it is strange that no one in the press hasContinue Reading
Peculiar times in the world of British journalism as the media turns on one of its own with the so-called “revelation” thatContinue Reading