And so, as the sun sinks slowly in the West, the figure of Tom Elliott rides off towards the horizon, growing smaller and smaller, until even the faintest twangy echo of his accent has been washed clean of the Ulster Unionist Party. Yes, he had many of the traditional unionist virtues that made the party […]
Author Jude Collins
Why Pat Rabbitte is really worried
Pat Rabbitte, late of the Workers’ Party and presently part of the very unpopular Labour Party, is worried. No, not about the slump in his party’s fortunes – they have another four years to address that – but about the effect of the social media on society. Pat’s concern came off the back of that […]
Why Pat Rabbitte is really worried
Pat Rabbitte, late of the Workers’ Party and presently part of the very unpopular Labour Party, is worried. No, not about the slump in his party’s fortunes – they have another four years to address that – but about the effect of the social media on society. Pat’s concern came off the back of that […]
Peter and Fergus – telling it like it is?
There are two commentators in this morning’s papers, both talking about the same thing: the coming referendum in the south of Ireland. In the Financial Times, Peter Sutherland says that the need for the vote springs from a clash between economic autonomy for the member states of the EU and the strengthening of the euro. […]
Peter and Fergus – telling it like it is?
There are two commentators in this morning’s papers, both talking about the same thing: the coming referendum in the south of Ireland. In the Financial Times, Peter Sutherland says that the need for the vote springs from a clash between economic autonomy for the member states of the EU and the strengthening of the euro. […]
How to advance the role of women: put their names up as street signs – for a week
I was on BBC Radio Ulster’s ‘Good Morning Ulster’ (God, they know how to ram home a three-counties-erasing point) this morning with nice Catherine Clinton from Queen’s University. We were discussing ways of marking International Women’s Day ( 8 March) and among the wheezes will be a temporary renaming of some Belfast streets. So you’ll […]
How to advance the role of women: put their names up as street signs – for a week
I was on BBC Radio Ulster’s ‘Good Morning Ulster’ (God, they know how to ram home a three-counties-erasing point) this morning with nice Catherine Clinton from Queen’s University. We were discussing ways of marking International Women’s Day ( 8 March) and among the wheezes will be a temporary renaming of some Belfast streets. So you’ll […]
In Lurgan, they know all about ‘Wag the Dog’
I watched a movie on TV recently – ‘Wag the Dog – and I’ve moved from a position of being mildly sceptical of official statements to being heavily sceptical. The movie, in case you haven’t seen it, features a US president who looks set to fail in his attempt at a second term in office. […]
In Lurgan, they know all about ‘Wag the Dog’
I watched a movie on TV recently – ‘Wag the Dog – and I’ve moved from a position of being mildly sceptical of official statements to being heavily sceptical. The movie, in case you haven’t seen it, features a US president who looks set to fail in his attempt at a second term in office. […]
Why we shouldn’t hold our breath
Declan Kearney Has everyone gone mad? Seriously, though. Sinn Féin’s chairman Declan Kearney is reported as having “challenged republicans to say ‘sorry’ – not for the IRA war, but for the hurt caused by all its armed actions”. Very commendable, very helpful but totally unoriginal. Republicans have been saying for years now that they’re sorry […]