Is there a link between politics and sport? Ask a silly question. The NI soccer team singing their national anthem gives you an answer to that one. If that’s not enough, think Belfast Celtic, think Linfield, think a Night in November. But this morning I’m not actually thinking of the local link. I’m thinking […]
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Always look on the bright side of BREXIT
Here’s a little paradox to cheer you up this crisis-loaded Monday: July and August used to be known in political circles as the silly season. This Summer, can you think of a description further from the truth? And at the same time, can you think of a description nearer to the truth. Let’s talk about that […]
Dog catches EU truck: now what?
It feels like January 1933. That’s when Hitler was appointed German Chancellor and the road to his becoming a dictator was officially opened. I know that we can pluck a number of positives from last night’s referendumt rubble, but right now I feel as if I’ve been kicked in the stomach by a horse. Stop and […]
David Cameron: pity the poor holiday-maker
David Cameron has expressed his sympathy over the situation at Calais. As you probably know, some 4,000 refugees are living in camps at Calais and trying to board lorries to smuggle themselves into Britain via Eurotunnel. Last night a young man trying to do just that died. David Cameron, as I say, has been feeling […]
Maggie and Nigel and what comes with them
“She brings her father, her mother, her sister and her brother, Oh! I never see Maggie alone. She brings her uncles and cousins, she’s got ‘em by the dozens, I never see Maggie alone.” Remember that one? It was part of the soundtrack of my childhood. But it has bang-up-to-date relevance as well. Especially if […]
Gordon Brown and Sean Barrett: getting nervous
There are two worried men on these islands this morning. Over in Britain, Gordon Brown is fretting about a big matter: the future of the United Kingdom. You’ll remember it was Brown (of all people) who grabbed the Better Together campaign by the scruff of the neck in the final days before the referendum and […]