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The buying and selling which has characterised The Process™ continues as March 26th approaches.
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Voices from the Grave
Coming up to the Halloween holiday, some people might be frightened of the idea of Voices from the Grave – but for others, the chance to hear an oral history of the Troubles from the mouths of two (in)famous protagonists, PUP leader and former UVF member David Ervine, and Brendan “The Dark” Hughes, is not [...] read our review »
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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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Sunday Supplement
It being Sunday, we’ve all got time to consider and ponder things at greater length than during the working week, yes? If it’s good enough for the Sunday papers, it’s good enough for this guest blogger. So here’s the review section… Actually, it’s my introduction to a book published last year, Goin’ Down Slow: selected [...] read our review »
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It seems our approach to restorative justice is not on offer across the water:
“Lord Trimble (Crossbench)
My Lords, is it the Government’s intention to contemplate in England and Wales, as they appear to do in Northern Ireland, restorative justice schemes administered by double murderers?
Baroness Scotland of Asthal (Minister of State, Home Office)
My Lords, absolutely not. We have found that restorative justice conferences have been healing for those who have participated. I have had the benefit of witnessing some of these conferences, and they have been one of the most enthralling and uplifting things that I have been privileged to see.
With the greatest respect to Lord Trimble he is wrong to present the issue of Restorative Justice in such a form. The schemes are often run by former prisoners. Is Trimble seriously trying to say that Northern Ireland’s troubles have not created a unique situation. If he is why did he sign up to a political solution to what he must view to be a crime wave.
David, I don’t think our form of restorative justice would be acceptable in the RoI either. Can you imagine folks in Donegal, for example, being enthusiastic about CRJ schemes there being run by Derry republicans?
As for the other David, I presume he wanted Unionists to have a slice of loaf rather than no loaf at all.