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Books
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O’Toole’s New Republic – unfinished business or just a dream?
Tweet 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 [...] read our review »
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What has The Third Man got to say about Northern Ireland?
Tweet Short answer: very little, other than he enjoyed the environs of Hillsborough Castle, enjoyed working with the local politicians, and has Gerry Adams to thank for Bobby his dog. Peter Mandelson’s book The Third Man has captured media headlines in recent weeks as the Times serialised the most juicy bits. But what did he [...] read our review »
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What is history for again?
Tweet A growing row over Michael Gove’s proposed new history curriculum for England may well spark a bout of Brit bashing in Slugger and other places. Anything that seems to encourage the “great man theory ”( History p 165 et seq)” of British history will be dumped on, but not only on this side of the [...] read our review »
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Mutiny is the disobedience of orders. I don’t see that there can have been mutiny in the UUP
sinking ship.
“The Fermanagh-South Tyrone MLA said people in the party had been working against him over the last number of days and weeks.”
http://www.u.tv/News/Elliott-quit-amid-build-up-of-tensions/c6b5fe90-8f84-4d9f-9d08-d1324e085197
News Letter opinion poll asking who would you vote for as UUP leader has produced an interesting result.
Danny Kennedy 23%
Basil McCrea 15%
John McCallister 0%
Mike Nesbitt 15%
David McNarry 46%
Interesting.
And a bit sobering for poor John McCallister
News Letter Poll update
Danny Kennedy 20%
Basil McCrea 20%
John McCallistr 0%
Mike Nesbitt 13%
David McNarry 47%
Maybe they should draft McNarry as Leader
David McNarry as UUP leader. Delicious!
Alex – it’s just an online poll and completely unscientific (not to mention easily rigged!)
Plus only about 8 people have actually voted on it…
I actually hope McNarry does stand, just for the laughs, he’d get a derisory vote after his actions of the last wee while.