Newton Emerson, with a wry look at the political dilemmas on the Unionist side of the house. And hints that Sinn Fein’s electoral success may be resulting in a lesser presence on the ground.
A moment of some significance in journalism perhaps, as the New York Times reviews the current talked about book, The Wrong War: Grit, Strategy, and the Way Out of Afghanistan by Bing West. The author is no bleeding heart but a former assistant Defense Secretary from the Reagan era who stomped his way round the Afghan [...] read our review »
“…but alas it includes but alas it includes £500,000 for ‘a new piece of public art to help stimulate pride in the city’, which will have to be neutral, inoffensive, ‘cross-community’ and so on.”
Are they sure £500,000 will even cover the cost of the committee that will argue to establish definitions for “inoffensive” and “cross-community”?
All elected representatives from Norn Iron, need to be replaced by a crack team of psychologists, thats as simple as it gets.
No intention intended about the “crack” remark which would otherwise legitamise Northern Ireland Politics.