There was a time when politicians in Ireland lived in fear of saying or doing something that would earn them ‘the belt of a crozier’ – a Catholic bishop criticizing them in public. Gregory Campbell of the DUP has no such fears. In fact, on the Irish Examiner’s website yesterday, he’s the one that’s doing the belting, […]
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Four things to think about in relation to Scot Nats
I’ve been thinking about the Scot Nats Party. It’s hard not to, since they’re receiving almost as much coverage in the English and Irish media as they no doubt are in the Scottish media. And there are a number of points that come home with paradoxical force. 1. The Scot Nats lost the referendum […]
Nelson and the arts festivals
I saw my old and deeply cultured friend, Nelson McCausland on BBC television last night. He and others were talking about the fact that Queen’s University are withdrawing their traditional financial backing for the Belfast Festival. This puts the future of the Festival at risk, something which appeared to appal Nelson: “It would be unthinkable that […]