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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 » -
Do Words Matter?: Book Review of Political Discourse and Conflict Resolution – Debating Peace in Northern Ireland
I share many of the concerns of Andy Pollak, whose recent post ‘My Response to the Slugger Begrudgers’ zeroed in on the ‘relentless flow of negativity’ of some Slugger commentators. Pollak’s post was largely concerned with the medium of the blog. Indeed, I think the anonymity of the online world encourages extreme discourse and allows [...] read our review »
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“You can see Newton’s mind at work…”
To add to the open access treasure trove at the Royal Society, Cambridge University Library is putting online some of its collection of books, maps, manuscripts and journals. We have called the first phase of our work on the Cambridge Digital Library the Foundations Project, which runs from mid-2010 to mid-2013 and has been made possible [...] read our review »
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Comment on Conservatives winding up the UUP?
on 15 November 2011 at 9:59 am
Did Alex write Tom Elliotts conference speech ,if so then perhaps he has a vested interest in the UUP position!
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Comment on Conservatives winding up the UUP?
on 14 November 2011 at 10:55 am
There would appear to be an impression that this was a Conservative inistigated move, The facts are that very senior members of the UUP have for some months seriousely courting the Tories at a series of meetings both at Hillsborough Castle and culminating at the Conservative Party Conference where they attended the NI Conservative evening. One senior UUP MLA has recently stated that Mr Elliott was even invited to meet the PM,which he didnt but did meet Lord Feldman.Therefore it is no surprise to the reaction when it is obvious that the UUP rank and file knew nothing or little what their senior personnel were trying to do.As to whether the NI conservatives can achieve electoral success going forward it is crass stupidity to believe that any party has a God given right to support from the electorate hence the meteoric slump in the UUP
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