April, 2010

OK, OK – I got it wrong. I predicted that Gerry Adams would say ‘First of all’ between five and ten times in the course of the UTV debate last night and he didn’t. At least not in the second half, which was the part I saw. In fact it was Reg Empey and Margaret […]

OK, OK – I got it wrong. I predicted that Gerry Adams would say ‘First of all’ between five and ten times in the course of the UTV debate last night and he didn’t. At least not in the second half, which was the part I saw. In fact it was Reg Empey and Margaret […]

Cheesh – the population of these islands, particularly Britain and the north of Ireland, will be spoilt for choice tonight. There’s the Brown-Cameron-Clegg Dingdong Round 2 (the red and blue corner boys will be throwing everything bar the corner stool at Clegg this time). Then there’s the little local matter of P Robinson, G Adams, […]

Cheesh – the population of these islands, particularly Britain and the north of Ireland, will be spoilt for choice tonight. There’s the Brown-Cameron-Clegg Dingdong Round 2 (the red and blue corner boys will be throwing everything bar the corner stool at Clegg this time). Then there’s the little local matter of P Robinson, G Adams, […]

Maybe we shouldn’t expect it. I’ve seen Laurence Olivier, a demi-god when he had a Shakespeare script to deliver, reduced to a silly windbag when he delivered his own thoughts and words. And John Lennon was a pretty good lyricist but he talked tripe when he was interviewed about politics. So no, we shouldn’t have […]

Maybe we shouldn’t expect it. I’ve seen Laurence Olivier, a demi-god when he had a Shakespeare script to deliver, reduced to a silly windbag when he delivered his own thoughts and words. And John Lennon was a pretty good lyricist but he talked tripe when he was interviewed about politics. So no, we shouldn’t have […]

My God – is it that time already? The Sunday Tribune has a photograph of Eamon Gilmore, the Labour Party leader in the south along with Maggie Ritchie, the SDLP leader in the north. Eamon is twisting his fingers like a man who finds himself somewhere but can’t think of an excuse to be elsewhere; […]

My God – is it that time already? The Sunday Tribune has a photograph of Eamon Gilmore, the Labour Party leader in the south along with Maggie Ritchie, the SDLP leader in the north. Eamon is twisting his fingers like a man who finds himself somewhere but can’t think of an excuse to be elsewhere; […]

Here – read this excerpt from an article in today’s Guardian newspaper and tell me what your immediate reaction is: ‘There is something deeply disturbing about the all-too-predictable manner with which one malicious accusation can destroy a priest’s reputation, career and ultimately his way of life…We live in a world where even informal hints of […]

Here – read this excerpt from an article in today’s Guardian newspaper and tell me what your immediate reaction is: ‘There is something deeply disturbing about the all-too-predictable manner with which one malicious accusation can destroy a priest’s reputation, career and ultimately his way of life…We live in a world where even informal hints of […]