Not much detail on this beyond the headline but it’s worth noting that police have arrested 8 men, 7 in Strabane and 1 in Londonderry, under the Prevention of Terrorism Act. The reports say the planned raids were in connection with “dissident republican activity”. Adds More details here
Here’s a great review of a fascinating book (H/T reader Rory) on how the Internet is destroying our capacity for intelligent, focused and critical thought. It opens thus: …here is the news that Ulin brings in this slim, meandering book: that reading is “an act of contemplation”; that such an act becomes more difficult in [...] read our review »
Excellent work by the PSNI. Let’s hope there are charges brought.
Pete,
Can you do a blog on the story in the news about the failure to prosecute the yobs who were attacking the church in East Belfast ?
Everyone I know has some kind of a negative experience with anti-social behaviour. There are ongoing problems where I live, and the law doesn’t seem to be well-adopted to dealing with them beyond ham-fisted cack-handed efforts such as ASBOs.