“Certainly, it seems to be, something is a little complicated”
From Stormont Live today, BBC NI political editor Mark Deveport with some new latest whisperings of the DUP’s ministerial shuffle.
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“I loathe Ireland and the Irish.”
In the Irish Times, Brian Cosgrove takes up temporary residence in An Irishman’s Diary in the hope that, with the lifting of European copyright restrictions on James Joyce’s major works, a greater familiarity with Joyce’s ”sometimes ruthless realism” may change the nature of the “annual Edwardian charade” that is Bloomsday. From the Irish Times The devastating cultural effects [...] read our review » -
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 » -
Spare us a phoney row about racism, we’ve got enough on
A silly media row about racism just had to figure in the riots’ post mortem. Was the Tudor history expert David Starkey racist on Newsnight when he said: The whites have become black. A particular sort of violent, destructive, nihilistic, gangster culture has become the fashion. And black and white, boy and girl, operate in [...] read our review »
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Methinks something is rotten in the state of Denmark. Is there a little bit of dissension in the ranks? Snouts in troughs not willing to give up cushy numbers in the wake of the European results? Oh dear oh dear. It appears Robbo doesn’t have the iron control that Paisley Sr had. He said jump and everyone did, Peter says jumps and everyone sits tight.