There is no situation so bad, Brendan Behan is quoted as saying, but the arrival of a policeman does not make it worse. Since the early days of the civil rights marches in the late 1960s – and even before – the police force/service here have played a part in how our society has developed. […]
September, 2015
THOUGHTS ON THE ZOMBIE ASSEMBLY
I waited ….and waited …but no-one picked up on it until late last night.Earlier in the day Our First Minister Incarnate ,Peter Robinson , again betrayed his true feelings of bigotry and distrust against a section of the population he was supposed to serve . He has already insulted the Muslim community in the past..They […]
In and out and gates and rogues
Are the DUP and the UUP rogue political parties? After yesterday, there’s a case to be made that both are. Assuming that ‘rogue’ means acting with no regard for the law. This shows in a number of ways. Take the killing of Jock Davison and Kevin McGuigan. Both these were brutal, violent acts – but while […]
Five questions about the Stormont crisis
Picture by Within Thoughts 1. Why did the Chief Constable say that the IRA was now engaged in solely peaceful activity and then that it was IRA members who killed Kevin McGuigan? 2. Why did Michael Nesbitt and Peter Robinson seize on the second part of the Chief Constable’s statement and ignore the first part? […]
WHEN YOU NEED TO KNOW YOUR ARSE FROM YOUR ELBOW
Not knowing their arses from their elbows as my dear mother was want to say..the DUP want on one hand to kick Sinn Fein out of Stormont and on the other hand they want them to stay and explain why they believe that the IRA is not an illusion.I would call ,it one hand not […]
Peter peers into the future
Picture by Newberg Peter Robinson differs in many ways from his mentor Ian Paisley. He lacks Paisley’s bullish charisma, he uses language in a colourless, slightly tired way while Paisley tossed it about like fireworks. But the main difference appears to be between their views on the existence of Stormont power-sharing and government from London. […]
CIRCUS DAYS AGAIN WITH TV MIKE
We know that the Ulster Unionist Party are having the best fun in years.Their hope is that the Democratic Unionist Party supporters will will leave in droves so that they themselves can become the pre-eminent unionist party all over again with all the numbers scooped up on their side…a bit like swapping jerseys at […]
Adventures in Twitterland
I’ve been in Twitterland for the last half-hour or so. Such an interesting place at the moment. It’s a-buzz with the news of the arrest of Bobby Storey and two others in connection with the killing of Kevin McGuigan. The people you run into in Twitterland can be quite…eye-opening. For example, there are people who […]
Behold! Bertie redux
Picture by Fionn2006 OK, a quick starter for ten: what do Jeremy Corbyn and Gerry Adams have in common? Answer: they both lead (or in Corbyn’s case, is about to lead) a political party that is giving the screaming jib-jabs to the cosy establishment. We saw how fearful Corbyn makes the Labour Party establishment when we […]
HER MAJ AND HER MAGICAL ROYAL PARDONS
Now there’s one for the books. Apparently the Reverand Willie Mc Crea, MP was the recipient of a Royal Pardon from Her Maj way back in 1971 . I ‘d forgotten all about Willie getting himself banged- up in a Norneverland prison on the Crumlin Road, way back in those bad old days. Imagine …forty […]