Most of us have heard Mr. McCann’s recent James Deane-level car-crash interview by now. Without focusing too heavily on what was a really rather risible performance, it’s clear that Eamonn has not the look nor sound of a man with fire in his belly politically. Like his colleague Mr. Carroll, the two men share […]
Author Jude Collins
Last night with Arlene
I didn’t catch the political leaders’ debate on UTV last night (relax, Virginia – I have it recorded) but I did watch Arlene Foster being interviewed by Mark Carruthers on The View (BBC). It was a tedious if significant interview. Arlene’s handlers appear to have surgically inserted the word “Soft” into her brain. And she […]
The Irish News and what matters
People are funny, there’s no doubt about it. That’s funny-peculiar, not funny-ha-ha. There are those who say that a woman attaches great importance to the kind of shoes a man wears, that it’s one of the first things she looks at. There are people who form their likes and dislikes on the basis of accent. […]
APOLOGY
A few weeks ago, I posted a link to a posting by a fictitious person – I can’t even remember his/her name now – which claimed to have researched and established links between Balcas and Arlene Foster. This was a prime example of fake news and I was foolish enough to believe it. I am […]
Enda and Arlene: separated at birth?
I wonder in what detail – if at all – Arlene Foster is following political developments south of the border these past few days. Is she, as an integral part of the UK, devoid of interest as to the goings-on in the foreign country to the south of her fiefdom? Or is she watching with […]
Mike and the sin for which there is no forgiveness
A long, long time ago, when men wore big heavy winter coats with a belt tied around the middle and no male head went uncovered, when women didn’t create unemployment by making silly demands to be part of the paid workforce but stayed at home and minded the children – way back then there […]
‘Brexit: No surprise as Irish Nationalist tail fails to wag British parliamentary dog’ by Sammy McNally
Listening to Mark Durkan in the House of Commons on the 6th February on the debate on the bill triggering article 50 confirmed three things. Firstly, Mark Durkan is the the outstanding Irish (Northern or Southern) parliamentarian and an excellent future candidate for the Irish presidency. Secondly, the British, whilst concerned not to upset the […]
Garda McCabe and the smear that richocheted
I wonder what the breakfast table conversation this morning between Garda whistleblower Maurice McCabe and his wife is like. Are they saying “Isn’t it lovely that the HSE has made a statement and apologized to us for that child abuse smear they made against you, Maurice”? Unlikely, since the McCabes before this morning have been […]
‘Gerry Carroll: A Very Cultured Demagogue’ by Donal Lavery
During a previous Question Time episode, Peter Hitchens once remarked that Lord Michael Heseltine, a notorious political operator and chameleon, was quite the “very cultured demagogue” in chasing public opinion wherever he could find favour. It resonated with me that we have our own such figure within the ranks of People Before Profit, a populist […]
“It’s time to talk about ‘An All-Island Economy’” by Joe McVeigh
From its beginnings in 1920 the border from Newry to Derry, imposed by the British government, has been a real obstacle in developing an all-Island economy and bringing about more prosperity and more job opportunities for all living on this small island. The first opportunity that Ireland had to break the British stranglehold was when they […]