Advertise
-
Books
-
A poem for the day – Launching the Whaler Juan Peron
A Belfast epic, and one of my oldest poems, the opener of my first collection, Grub. The gist of the story was found in Moss & Hume’s Shipbuilders to the World: 125 Years of Harland and Wolff, Belfast, 1861-1986, which tells how Eva Peron was due to launch a huge whaling vessel in Belfast, built [...] read our review » -
Talking to a brick wall: how to make politicians listen?
It took me a long time to warm to advertising agencies. The first time I worked with one I was working in sales management on Fairy Washing Up Liquid. I was due to attend a meeting at which I was to be told what consumers really thought of the brand. I remember my reluctance to [...] read our review »
-
Belfast port celebrated as hopes rise for lower corporation tax
The House of Lords was the suitably grand venue for the London launch of Alf McCreary’s magnificently illustrated tome Titanic Port, a history of Belfast Harbour. Before I got a chance to take a good look at my copy, my ears pricked up when the chairman of the harbour commissioners Len O’Hagan said hopes were high [...] read our review »
-
Comment on Will the DUP be invited to the new party?
on 11 May 2010 at 11:48 am
Amazingly like any group of people from this side of the water, immediately they arrive in England they are regarded as Irish, even the DUP so the sight of all the “irish” MPs working together to screw the British exchequer will surprise no one at Westminster
Go to comment
Comment on Will the DUP be invited to the new party?
on 11 May 2010 at 11:41 am
Clearly the Lab/Lid coalition will need all the supporters they can get, so clearly the DUP et al will hang around the lamposts of Downing St like 2 bit hookers waiting for Nick and his new mate Gordon/David/Harriet – whoever for the politial threesome they have been fantasing about.
All in all bad for the economy bad for the country and bad for politics – I don’t like Adam Boulton or John Reid, but they have a point labour lost – go figure
Go to comment
Comment on Ford tries to ‘bump’ Long over the line?
on 27 April 2010 at 1:00 pm
Only one moderate will be able to unseat Robbo and he can be unseated.
EB people need to decide who – for my money only Ringland can do it, intellignet, unionist, moderate and honest. Even the TUV can find something in him to support
If the people pf EB want rid of Robbo they can but tactical voting will be required.
maybe EB needs a unity candidate – anybody but Robbo
Go to comment
Comment on The TUV outside North Antrim
on 26 April 2010 at 2:09 pm
Harry Jay,
since your allegiance is to the DUP and Peter the Punt surely by now your motto should at least be buy buy! even at a fiver its a bargain!
Go to comment
Comment on The TUV outside North Antrim
on 26 April 2010 at 10:59 am
I don’t know if it does apply apply in the Republic. The Newton Emmerson piece in the Irish Times mid jan suggests it may not; but even this piece is highly cloaked.
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/opinion/2010/0113/1224262208866.html
Go to comment
Comment on The TUV outside North Antrim
on 26 April 2010 at 9:37 am
can one candidate ask another candidate “do you have a super injunction in place covering yur private life?”
Go to comment
Comment on Where’s that big wheel gone?
on 23 April 2010 at 4:44 pm
“We didn’t sign up for this!”
Go to comment
Comment on Second car bomb attack on Newtownhamilton police station
on 23 April 2010 at 4:08 pm
Not my normal but to a certain extent I agree a “nice” liberal,tree hugging, vegetarian, be nice tothe dolphins, minister of justice is not what we need – but its what we got.
So either the Shinners swallow hard and tell Davey (I’ve never had a car with leather seats) to put the boot in, and he does or this will rumble on with the potential to cause mayhem!
All in all its over to republicans to give the executive the licence to deal with this!
Go to comment
Comment on Second car bomb attack on Newtownhamilton police station
on 23 April 2010 at 2:59 pm
When will our idiot politicians realise, the dissidents don’t care how representative the police force is, nor how representative the assembly is, nor how many parties are squeezed into the executive.
They believe the Northern Ireland state is unacceptable, that Sinn Fein and the main republican movement have taken the soup (and to be honest they have) so they have taken up the mantle of what they believe to be the true Republican inheritors.
In a manner they have. We mightn’t like it – we probably think it is repulsive, but the majority of us thought that about the Provos.
The real question is, will Gerry and Marty be as brave as De Valera and order whatever action is required to clear these groups out? And how far are they prepared to go to do so?
Dev went as far as internment and executions. I’m not advocating that, but it proved how determined he was – are Gerry and Marty made of the same stuff?
Go to comment
Comment on Exclusive: Proposed Parades legislation not approved by Justice Minister
on 22 April 2010 at 3:52 pm
Of course fordee wasn’t asked/informed, sure all he has to do is what he’s told!
The lure of the ministerial call and all that lovely leather sure who needs principles.
Vote Allaiance get a lacky
Go to comment