Whatever the intended target of the explosives noted in the earlier report, the campaign against furniture stores, et al, continues.. Secretary of State for Wales etc, Peter Hain has pointed the finger of blame at one of the micro-organisations and promises, “We will hunt them down…” just as police reveal they are questioning a 39 year old man, arrested this morning, in connection with previous attacks. Adds It’s a recruitment drive.. apparently..
With perhaps the longest title of any book I’ve read this year, The Media Relations Department of Hizbollah Wishes You a Happy Birthday: Unexpected Encounters in the Changing Middle East gives an insight into the lives of people living in Middle East through the eyes of journalist Neil MacFarquhar. MacFarquhar’s father was a chemical engineer [...] read our review »
Which reminds me…. Platform for Change’s driving force Robin Wilson has produced a corrective to the notion that the lessons of the NI conflict are easily exportable. Like myself, Robin is associated with the Constitution Unit. He introduced his new book in a CU blog which I here reproduce. The water crisis in Northern Ireland [...] 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 »
So the little green men from the asteriod sized planet mope are still insisting they are masters of the universe. Look, they even made their own blackened hole. Arson around with fireworks again?