A “Big Conversation” for Unionists
In its presentation to the British Irish Inter-Parliamentary Body, the DUP delegation has outlined plans for detailed consultation with the Unionist community about the restoration of devolution.
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Propaganda of Peace: Media and culture during the peace process
Extract from Greg McLaughlin and Stephen Baker: The Propaganda of Peace: The Role of Media and Culture in the Northern Ireland Peace Process. Bristol: Intellect Books. 2010. Political opponents Ian Paisley and Martin McGuiness were confirmed as First Minister and Deputy First Minister of a new executive in May 2007, closing yet another chapter in [...] read our review »
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John Laird for Christmas?
John Laird (Lord Laird of Artigarvan) is unionism’s jester. His memoir A Struggle To Be Heard ” by a True Ulster Liberal” (from Slugger’s shop on Amazon here) might serve more as a heavy stocking filler than anybody’s idea of a main present. In it he wears the masks of comedy and tragedy to turn the [...] read our review »
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“It was a trivial problem that… occurs every year”
Just your average family gathering at Christmas, with a bit of an argument about the seating cleaning arrangements… Scuffles have broken out between rival groups of Greek Orthodox and Armenian clerics over a turf war in Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity. Bemused tourists looked on as about 100 priests fought with brooms while cleaning the [...] read our review »
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Retsop niatrec a ot edo na.
Eman-sih-ees-ot-enutrofsim-eht-sah-eno-revenehw-regguls-no-ffo-nrut-tseggib-eht-ylisae, gnirob, esra nwo sih pu ecnatsid gnol emos, gnirob, dednim worran, digir, suoruomuhnu ylrettu, devlovni-fles, gnirob, suoitnetnes. Esra nwo sih pu ecnatsid emos dna, ho.
Naelc ecalp siht peek yeht sa, ereht yllufthgir era yeht dna, selur s’regguls tpecca I, dias taht lla tub. Naeporue-odni-xuaf eht ot semoc ti nehw, ma I sa gnirob sa si eno on epoh su tel.
I say all those words because they are meaingless and certainly with no application to this thread, still less to anyone who posts therein. So help me CofI God.
Re ‘fair partition’ etc etc – this clearly is God’s purpose for me this afternoon throughout Sluggerdom: Nationalist wish-fufillers: grow up, your political wet dreams aren’t going to happen. You ARE more likely to be meet Kate Moss on the Ryanair flight, say something she finds inexpressably amusing, and find yourself splashed all over Heat magazine a fortnight later. I promise you, it’s true.
“Re ‘fair partition’ etc etc – this clearly is God’s purpose for me this afternoon throughout Sluggerdom: Nationalist wish-fufillers:”
It’s no one’s wish. it’s Declan’s attempt to derail every thread, ever. There’s a huge one about where he argue for about 300 pages.
Not stop talking shit, and pay more attention.