The British electorate has not so much spoken as seemingly held its
political nose, by delivering its most remarkable election result since
1929.
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Things may never be the same again
The British electorate has not so much spoken as seemingly held its
political nose, by delivering its most remarkable election result since
1929.
Published May 10, 2010
Each time a republican activist is
labelled a criminal, particularly by those who were republicans in the
era of Bobby Sands, it is a sleight on the enormous sacrifice made by
him and his comrades.
Published May 8, 2010
Sometimes a politician says something and an issue that’s been swirling
around in the public consciousness suddenly takes on a clear, sharp
form.
Published May 4, 2010
Tactical voting is part of the electoral landscape
Tactical voting is part of the electoral landscape of the six
counties and when done for progressive reasons it strengthens the
nationalist democratic forces for progress and weakens the undemocratic
forces of unionism.
Published April 29, 2010
Ireland is ripe for an alternative
Imagine, for a moment, that we are in the 1890s. It is not as big a
stretch as it might seem.
Published April 26, 2010
Tactical voting will have a ripple effect
If, as a result of vote-splitting or diffused voting, a disproportionate
number of unionist MPs are elected you can be sure that this will be
flaunted to demoralise the nationalist people.
Published April 22, 2010
It cannot be easy being a republican political prisoner in the North
these days.
Published April 19, 2010
Acrobatics will win no new votes for Sir Reg
Elections here always throw up the worst excesses of tribalism among
unionists.
Published April 15, 2010
The bomb that went off near the MI5 headquarters in Holywood last night
didn’t do much damage but it does bring into focus a number of issues.
Published April 12, 2010
For years at election time Robinson was the DUP’s Wizard of Oz. Now,
when the party needs him most he’s exposed as a diminutive political
figure behind a curtain.
Published April 8, 2010
I too, this Sunday, will
remember with pride those IRA members I knew who died young so that we
could live in a united and free country.
Published April 2, 2010
Culture of ‘moving on’ sets us back years
Every single aspect of State policy, every red cent of available cash
and of discretionary borrowing, is shaped by a demented, obsessive drive
to save banks, at least two of which are beyond saving.
Published March 29, 2010
Truth & Justice: Foreign concepts to the 6-County state
While nationalist politicians are proclaiming desperately the dawn
of yet another new beginning in the affairs of the Six County state,
their touted future justice minister, the British government and its
police force are quietly going about the work of solidifying the status
quo in occupied Ireland
Published March 25, 2010
People can become the architects of the future
it is precisely at the point when all seems lost that people, about to be overwhelmed by the magnitude of the
task facing them, are liberated by their own strength and that of
others.
Published March 22, 2010
No political home for advocates of a just society
All the parties in the Dail are willing
to go into government with either Fianna Fail or Fine Gael, knowing one
or other of these parties will be the major party of government and will
set the agenda for that government.
Published March 15, 2010
Trial of Gerry McGeough brings back echoes of the old days
The trial of Gerry “McGeough raises a number of issues.
Published March 11, 2010
A moment to savour for Sinn Fein
A crucial juncture has been reached by Sinn Fein,
amazingly in partnership with the DUP.
Published March 11, 2010
Why MI5 is free to operate here
Once devolution is complete, the north, as far as accountability is
concerned, will be a limbo-land for spooks to cavort in.
Published March 8, 2010
If you are going to invoke a tragedy on the scale of the
famine to flog your products, why stop at Ireland's greatest one?
Published March 4, 2010
Cooking the Bloody Sunday report
The British government's attempts to change the findings of a judge in order to
conceal evidence of its security services’ wrongdoing has ramifications for
the victims of the Bloody Sunday massacre and their families.
Published March 1, 2010
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