Racist arson attacks
Police believe a series of arson attacks in the Altcarn area of Londonderry were racially motivated. A stabbing is also believed to be linked to the arson attacks.
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Ulsters Last Stand?: Can Unionism Move Beyond Insurance Policy Politics?
How has Ulster unionism arrived at where it is today – fractured and uncertain, yet dominated electorally by the DUP, a party that tells us it offers unionists sure footing in uncertain times? In his latest book, Ulster’s Last Stand? Reconstructing Unionism after the Peace Process (Irish Academic Press, 2010), Prof. James McAuley from the [...] read our review »
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Stay out of Libya: counterinsurgency doesn’t work
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 »
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The Creative Class and Northern Ireland
As part of NICVA’s series of masterclasses from its Centre for Economic Empowerment project, there was a morning seminar on the topic of the “creative class” (as popularised by Richard Florida) and its applicability to Northern Ireland. The agenda was to: Explain Richard Florida’s idea of the “creative class” and the link between economic outcomes [...] read our review »
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A budgerigar went “cheep” in a cage, in the home of an old age pensioner, in Waltham Forest, Essex on Saturday afternoon.
Police called to the incident say that they are “investigating”.
Too many “Series”, too few arrests.
Too many “Series”, too few arrests.
Not enough help from the general public. People get the police service they support.
People support the police service they trust.
Bullshit.
People would start supporting the police tomorrow, if they were told they could.
The withdrawal of support is a political and sectarian decision.
I am willing to bet that within a month or two there will be an upsurge i support for the olice, and the only thing that will have changed is one political party’s attitude.
Trust, my arse.
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