As I write this I’m sitting waiting to be called by the Stephen Nolan Show on BBC radio, to talk about whether British soldiers from here are being treated unfairly. It appears that Scotland, Wales and England all have a specially-appointed advocate to see that soldiers suffering from post-traumatic stress are looked after, following time […]
November, 2011
Maybe they should listen to George
As I write this I’m sitting waiting to be called by the Stephen Nolan Show on BBC radio, to talk about whether British soldiers from here are being treated unfairly. It appears that Scotland, Wales and England all have a specially-appointed advocate to see that soldiers suffering from post-traumatic stress are looked after, following time […]
Liam Adams is innocent
Liam Adams is innocent. He is, you know. The same as you’re innocent and I’m innocent and Uncle Tom Cobley and all are innocent, until proven guilty. But given the amount of coverage his case has been given, if someone today said to you “Liam Adams”, somewhere in the back of your mind the thought […]
Liam Adams is innocent
Liam Adams is innocent. He is, you know. The same as you’re innocent and I’m innocent and Uncle Tom Cobley and all are innocent, until proven guilty. But given the amount of coverage his case has been given, if someone today said to you “Liam Adams”, somewhere in the back of your mind the thought […]
How to make a bond-holder happy
Maybe it’s worked. Maybe electing Michael D Higgins has turned the south of Ireland’s luck. Because today – and we all share in this rejoicing, north and south – the southern government has discovered an extra €3.6 billion it didn’t know it had! Can you imagine how much money that is? No, neither can I […]
How to make a bond-holder happy
Maybe it’s worked. Maybe electing Michael D Higgins has turned the south of Ireland’s luck. Because today – and we all share in this rejoicing, north and south – the southern government has discovered an extra €3.6 billion it didn’t know it had! Can you imagine how much money that is? No, neither can I […]
Wearing the poppy – it’s your right, you know
That was an interesting news item on BBC TV last night, wasn’t it? A young woman who’d worn a small poppy-emblem on her shirt was told to remove it as, presumably, her employers wanted a political-emblems-free zone. She refused and won. Now all the Poundland (is that what they’re called?) stores throughout the UK have […]
Wearing the poppy – it’s your right, you know
That was an interesting news item on BBC TV last night, wasn’t it? A young woman who’d worn a small poppy-emblem on her shirt was told to remove it as, presumably, her employers wanted a political-emblems-free zone. She refused and won. Now all the Poundland (is that what they’re called?) stores throughout the UK have […]