Let’s Talk is back tonight with the first programme after the summer. Slugger regulars might be interested in the line up: NIO minister David Hanson, Martin Bell, Breidge Gadd and Bob McCartney. Since the subject of ‘rates’ is getting reasonable coverage, it also is likely to dominate the debate, with Bob ‘the rebel’ McCartney potentially leading the charge for radical opposition.
Great little review of Listening to Van Morrison by Griel Marcus… It’s a short book, not a biography or a career survey, but an attempt to follow those moments in Morrison’s music, as he’s made it from his first records with Them, from Belfast in 1965 to the present day, when something happens that breaks [...] read our review »
More as a trailer than a review – as it’s out on Thursday– I draw attention to Fintan O’Toole’s latest polemic “Enough is Enough – how to build a new Republic“. Fintan has been promoting the book vigorously on this side of the water, on Radio 4’s Start the Week and here at greater length [...] read our review »
It took me a long time to warm to advertising agencies. The first time I worked with one I was working in sales management on Fairy Washing Up Liquid. I was due to attend a meeting at which I was to be told what consumers really thought of the brand. I remember my reluctance to [...] read our review »
Englishman living in Northern Ireland who does not view himself as a nationalist but as a European citizen. I am pro-EU and would like greater regional government and the introduction of the Euro to the UK, I also think that the break up of the Union is a reasonable step in the future. What about yourself?
The “Northern Ireland Fair Rates Campaign” are now online @ http://www.fairratescampaign.co.uk
CS-
“It sounds like you’re a student in the Holy Lands or something (forgive me if I’ve got that wrong).”
If I were a student, I wouldn’t have to pay rates.
You mention that people should move out of areas which are being overrun with buy-to-let properties. Why should they? Is this not an economic version of ethnic cleansing (not wishing to be over-dramatic, but you get my point)? It’s a bit like when some people argue that long-time residents of the Holy Lands should move out because of some students’ anti-social behaviour.
El Matador,
The Fair Rates Campaign are a group of homeowners from the Belfast area, I’m from slightly further away – Greba-by-the-lough
If I was a student in the Holy Lands I’d not be online at this time of day, sure it’s good drinking time now for students
Apologies Cyberscribe- I ought to have used the full handle of the poster to whom I was addressing my post (Comrade Stalin)
El Matador,
That’s a relief. I assumed,the word which has been defined as making an ass out of you and me, you were replying to my post about the website.
If I change my nick to Zebedee?