I was thinking today the garbage masquerading as wisdom served up for years in THE IRISH TIMES, and of two cowardly charlatans in particular. One of them is Fintan O’Toole who is pitifully ignorant of […]
Author Jude Collins
Four men and twenty-five points
Rev. Chris Hudson MBE, Cllr Dr John Kyle MRCGP, Trevor Ringland MBE, and Professor Graham Spencer have put together a sort of Think Positive list of points to transform unionism. The full list of 25 points can be found on Slugger O’Toole, where Mick Fealty himself tells us the foursome are The Northern Ireland Development […]
Wee bits of colour instead of cause and effect
What is it about mainstream media that they get so upset at the very thought of the words ‘reunited Ireland’? I watched Prime Time’s special programmes on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, and a more hopelessly apolitical programme you’d be hard-pressed to find. The ‘men of violence’ = IRA = Sinn […]
UNDERSTANDING MAX HASTINGS? Some Hope ! by Donal Kennedy
On 16 June 1916 I had a BLOG here mistakenly headlined “ALL HELL BROKE LOOSE” It was a review of ALL HELL LET LOOSE by Max Hastings, dealing with the Second World War. Whatever his expertise on warfare, his remarks on Ireland’s neutrality and on Eamon de Valera had me worrying […]
PAT+JUDE TALK ABOUT EDUCATION + SEX, THE GFA AND YOUNG PEOPLE, UNEVEN WEALTH & CHOCOLATE SOLDIERS
Some people opposed to books about LGTBQ+ matters have taken to removing these books from library shelves. They see themselves as protecting the young. So should young people be exposed to the full range of sexuality? And if so, what would be a suitable age at which to start? Has the GFA delivered […]
SELF IDENTIFICATION, ETHNICITY AND CONFUSION – by Donal Kennedy
Apparently governments and schools and wannabe Governments believe that infants can describe themselves as One-Eyed, One-Horned, Flying Purple-People Eaters, even if they have two eyes and no horns at all.and anyone challenging such claims can be silenced, sacked, or even jailed. It seems very silly to me. Immature people can identify as Socialists, […]
TWO THINGS THAT SIR KEIR STARMER DOES NOT HAVE IN COMMON WITH THE LATE BENITO MUSSOLINI – SO FAR AS I KNOW – by Donal Kennedy
First , Starmer has not (yet) written for THE DAILY MAIL. Second, Starmer has not gone to collect his eternal reward. Mussolini started his career as a Socialist but became Socialism’s Mortal Enemy. From 1917 Mussolini was bankrolled by British Intelligence. To his credit, Mussolini paid off the debt to […]
DAVID AARONOVICH, THE TIMES OF LONDON AND THE TIMELESS BATTLE FOR TRUTH. Chapter 1. by Donal Kennedy
Recently David Aaronovich declared that the battle for truth is timeless. In London’s Pudding Lane stands “THE MONUMENT” designed by Sir Christopher Wren,.. Until 1830 it was engraved with the lie that the Great Fire of 1666, originating there and devastating the City had been started by […]
PAT+JUDE TALK ABOUT MASKED MEN IN NEWTOWNARDS, BIDEN’S VISIT, GWYNETH PALTROW AND THAT COURT CASE
A gang of masked men have been creating difficulty in Newtownards. If a group of masked men were creating difficulty on the Falls Road, would the authorities respond in the same laid-back way? Just askin’, like. President Biden is coming to Ireland in a few weeks’ time. Does the US presidency carry the same magic […]
Crime, words and punishment
Thomas Cashman wept today when he was found guilty of murdering nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel in Liverpool last year, as he chased a convicted drug dealer into her home. He wasn’t weeping for the child he killed, but for himself, because when he’s sentenced next week he’ll be sent away for a long, long time. Do I feel sorry […]