It’s hard to know where to begin in talking about yesterday’s Commission into Child Abuse report in the south of Ireland, but let me try a small number of points that’ve been neglected, whether through stupidity, cowardice or laziness on the part of the media and commentators. 1. Recent research in Britain shows that just […]
Casting the first, second, third, fourth and hundredth stone…
It’s hard to know where to begin in talking about yesterday’s Commission into Child Abuse report in the south of Ireland, but let me try a small number of points that’ve been neglected, whether through stupidity, cowardice or laziness on the part of the media and commentators. 1. Recent research in Britain shows that just […]
Hold out your hand, you naughty Minister
I note that fair-minded organ The Irish News is gunning for Caitriona Ruane, the Education Minister. The timing of the attack is of course totally coincidental and nothing to do with the fact that there’s a European election coming up in a couple of weeks’ time. Caitriona has made the mistake of taking her daughter […]
Hold out your hand, you naughty Minister
I note that fair-minded organ The Irish News is gunning for Caitriona Ruane, the Education Minister. The timing of the attack is of course totally coincidental and nothing to do with the fact that there’s a European election coming up in a couple of weeks’ time. Caitriona has made the mistake of taking her daughter […]
They get simply the best
It’s odd the people who sometimes point the way to an obvious but ignored truth. If you haven’t been deafened by the yelps of indignation from the newspapers (take a particularly deep bow, Daily Telegraph) and other media sources about MPs and their expenses, then you must be doing something very, very absorbing (and probably […]
They get simply the best
It’s odd the people who sometimes point the way to an obvious but ignored truth. If you haven’t been deafened by the yelps of indignation from the newspapers (take a particularly deep bow, Daily Telegraph) and other media sources about MPs and their expenses, then you must be doing something very, very absorbing (and probably […]
New Guy on the God Spot
The Church of England has got the wind up, or at least the Archbishop of Canterbury has. He’s got nervy, as have lots of Anglicans and other Christian faiths, because Aaqil Ahmed has been appointed head of religious broadcasting by the BBC. And of course now you know why – that name is a bit […]
New Guy on the God Spot
The Church of England has got the wind up, or at least the Archbishop of Canterbury has. He’s got nervy, as have lots of Anglicans and other Christian faiths, because Aaqil Ahmed has been appointed head of religious broadcasting by the BBC. And of course now you know why – that name is a bit […]
Cat and Gorilla 2
A columnist from the Sun was on the Andrew Marr Show on BBC TV this morning. Her name is Jane Moore and she was leafing through the Sunday papers for Marr and noting the acres of space being devoted to the MPs’ expenses scandal. Ms Moore was in strong moral mode: ‘They’re all at it, […]
Cat and Gorilla 2
A columnist from the Sun was on the Andrew Marr Show on BBC TV this morning. Her name is Jane Moore and she was leafing through the Sunday papers for Marr and noting the acres of space being devoted to the MPs’ expenses scandal. Ms Moore was in strong moral mode: ‘They’re all at it, […]