WITH the obscenities that are happening in Gaza, it’s an effort to wrench attention back to our own tormented situation. But wrenched it must be, to listen as Peter Robinson tries to laugh off suggestions he might be pushed from his leader’s perch. It is, of course, no laughing matter, which is why the DUP […]
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Why Dave and Enda must now take action
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Badly in need of democrats
They say the Scottish independence movement is having success on at least one front: they’re rounding up people who haven’t bothered to register to vote or who normally wouldn’t vote. Having found them, they’re hopeful they can persuade them to vote Yes in September. It’s expected that voter turn-out on September 18 will be spectacular […]
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The courts and police are our servants, not masters
I enjoyed the movie In the Name of the Father, although I’m not sure ‘enjoyed’ is the word to describe such a sad, brutal story. But at one point I felt a little cheated. That was when the Guildford Four emerged from prison and Gerry Conlon ran to to the waiting microphones and cameras. Not […]
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Two tough challenges
I read two interesting pieces this week. One was by Noam Chomsky, the famous linguist and long-time critic of the US Government. The other was by Declan Kearney of Sinn Féin, who is a leading figure in his party’s outreach programme. Central to Chomsky’s talk to the Geneva Press Club is the validation of Edward […]
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Pouring petrol on those loyalist bonfires
On January 17, 1989 Douglas Hogg stood up in the House of Commons and declared “I have to state as a fact but with great regret that there are in Northern Ireland a number of solicitors who are unduly sympathetic to the cause of the IRA.” Many people believe that this statement gave the green […]
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A road to nowhere
IN the wake of bombs like those in Boston earlier this week, people say all sorts of things. Remember the Omagh bomb? British and American politicians hurried to the town to join in the general sense of outrage and to assure local people of their support in rebuilding. Nothing would redress the terrible loss of […]
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