A resident’s analysis of events in north Belfast this week.
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A resident’s analysis of events in north Belfast this week.
Published July 20, 2012
Price and Corey prisoners of MI5-spun web of deceit
The fingerprints of MI5 are all over the detention of Marian Price and
Martin Corey, two former prisoners who served life sentences through the
1970s, eighties and nineties and are continuing to serve life sentences
following their forcible return to prison at the direction of the
British secretary of state Owen Paterson.
Published July 13, 2012
Orange Order’s sinister ploy hidden behind the charm
This week saw the latest charm offensive launched by the Orange Order.
Published July 6, 2012
Irish republicans have
frequently been prepared to take bold and historic initiatives and risks
for peace to break stalemates and find agreements.
Published June 29, 2012
Bridging the gulf between compromise and abandonment
Peter Hain, the former secretary of State for the North of Ireland, has
said that ‘many Republicans will see it as a betrayal.’ He is right.
Published June 29, 2012
We are all part of a bigger picture
The address by Cait Trainor, Ard Chomhairle member to the annual
RSF commemoration at Bodenstown, June 10, 2012.
Published June 15, 2012
Thirty-five years ago, the silver jubilee celebrations in the north
came at the height of the British government’s criminalisation, Ulsterisation and normalisation
strategy.
Published June 8, 2012
Treaty a mere clause in contract yet unseen
The fiscal treaty, as practically everyone now acknowledges, is
not the new political contract that will get the European Union out of a
potentially terminal crisis. It is just the penalty clause.
Published May 31, 2012
The campaign against the Austerity Treaty concludes tomorrow (May 31st)
when citizens of the 26-County state go to the polls to cast their vote. Although the considered wisdom is that the Yes side will prevail, a No victory is quite possible.
Published May 31, 2012
PSNI confirm the reality of political policing
Last Friday, a widely circulated PSNI press release was issued
to the media hours before a number of republicans appeared at
specially-convened courts the following day. That press release blew a
hole in the myth of a “a new era of civic policing” in the Six
Counties.
Published May 25, 2012
This treaty will force us to bail out more banks
The public is being asked to vote for the Fiscal Treaty on Thursday May
31 on the basis of misinformation and mistruths and fear.
Published May 25, 2012
Ordinary citizens understand, better than the governments of Europe and
the spin doctors of austerity that you can’t cut your way out of a
recession.
Published May 18, 2012
Europe’s financial crisis has mutated into a political crisis, and its
“fiscal compact” will make things worse, not better.
Published May 11, 2012
Mild manners don’t hide bigotry or revisionism
It’s a mistake to assume that because someone is mild and
friendly that they’re not prepared to fly in the face of historical fact
if they believe it suits their purpose.
Published May 4, 2012
Silence and indifference threaten future peace
Barely 15 years
since the 1998 Irish peace pact was signed, the British are ignoring the
law, obstructing justice and inhibiting peace.
Published April 27, 2012
A schedule for uniting ireland
While no schedule or timetable exists for Ireland to be reunited, the
means by which it can be done has been agreed and a road map has been
legislated for.
Published April 20, 2012
For what died the sons of Róisín?
This time of year brings to mind our generations long struggle for
independence.
Published April 13, 2012
Household tax revolt the price of austerity
No
government can impose a tax in the long term with which 40-50 per cent don’t subscribe.
Published April 6, 2012
The Ulster Unionists and the Orange Order
The latest reminder of where the Orange Order are headed comes in the form of Danny
Kennedy’s decision to duck out of the Ulster Unionist leadership
contest.
Published March 30, 2012
Spare us your indignation, Micheál Martin. Button your disgust, Fianna
Fáil. We don’t want to hear it. You had your chance and you chose to do
nothing. So don’t pretend to be shocked now.
Published March 23, 2012
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