There are three political/peace processes jostling
for primacy here. None of them are
working.
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Three peace processes are jostling for position
There are three political/peace processes jostling
for primacy here. None of them are
working.
Published March 7, 2015
It gets closer every day, and as it does the politicians in the south
get more and more uneasy.
Published February 28, 2015
‘We let them rot in Cricklewood’
The refusal to allow votes to Irish emigrants is tied up
with the attitude of successive governments to the question of
emigration.
Published February 21, 2015
Denying the British empire’s crimes
To dismiss Britain’s colonial
atrocities, no such effort is required. Most people appear to be unaware
that anything needs to be denied.
Published February 14, 2015
Why the PSNI cannot investigate the RUC’s crimes
Policing is too important
to be left to the police, and in the context of the north of Ireland, the past is also too important to be left to the police.
Published February 7, 2015
Bloody Sunday ‘murder’ investigation has become a sham
While there may be a semblance of peace our
quest for justice seems to involve endless promises and sham processes.
Published January 31, 2015
The sham of the West’s “free speech” celebration
This week’s celebration of France - and the gaggle
of tyrannical leaders who joined it - had little to do with free speech
and much to do with suppressing ideas they dislike while venerating
ideas they prefer.
Published January 17, 2015
Don’t repeat mistakes here in Paris kneejerk
Who will guard the guards themselves?
Published January 17, 2015
Door has been opened to shed light on past
For the first time since the conflict in the north broke out in the
mid-1960s and after decades of campaigning, a door has been opened to
the past which potentially should allow the truth to be known for the
relatives of those bereaved in the conflict.
Published January 10, 2015
DUP left red-faced by glimpse into the past
It has become an annual tradition: just as the last of the leftovers are
fed to a grateful dog, the declassified government files are released
giving a glimpse of a not so bygone time, a time when Paisley was still
rabble rousing and Adams was wearing a duffle coat.
Published January 3, 2015
Agreement is really a stop-gap of ideas
The north is to be privatised, its past sanitised and its electorate
anaesthetised. That appears to be a reasonable summary of what the
Stormont parties agreed in their annual sleep-over at Stormont.
Published January 3, 2015
Govts must accept their responsibilities
Understanding why there is a crisis doesn’t require a lot of deep
political analysis. It’s pretty obvious.
Published December 20, 2014
Blame for debacle lies at feet of Villiers
The responsibility for yesterday’s debacle at Stormont lies scattered
around the feet of our clueless proconsul.
Published December 13, 2014
DUP swivel-eyed loons are afraid of equality
Unionism emerged in the 19th century as an attempt to avoid living on
equal terms with the rest of the people on this island. So it remains.
Published November 29, 2014
A discussion document circulated by the Irish Republican Socialist Party to their members.
Published November 22, 2014
Rise of SF is unnerving the political establishment
Ireland is on the cusp of enormous political change. Our homegrown
political establishment, who have defended their interests against all
comers since the foundation of the state, suddenly find themselves
wrong-footed and floundering.
Published November 15, 2014
The battle against the Water Tax is largely a battle for the hearts and
minds of the people. Indeed the same can be said for the wider struggle
for meaningful Irish political, economic and social freedom.
Published November 8, 2014
Hart in wrong place if he’s hoping for a deal
What’s Gary Hart doing here? Why now? The answer is that the timing has more to
do with the US mid-term elections next week than the Mexican stand-off
at Stormont.
Published November 1, 2014
The case of the emperor’s thumb
I was on RTE’s Prime Time last night. It was of course about the Mairia
Cahill case and it was what you might call a learning experience.
Published October 25, 2014
Reneging on deals is just no way to do business
This week in the Assembly we witnessed the latest example of DUP bad
faith.
Published October 18, 2014
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