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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 Green Party NI conference, the visit of Alex Attwood, and criticism of MLAs who can’t read or believe the speeches written for them
on 1 November 2011 at 7:53 pm
“But it seems that all the serious issues discussed at the AGM have been swept aside by some crabby comments from a disgruntled ex-MLA who seems intent on making an ass of himself.”
Here, here.
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Comment on Green Party NI conference, the visit of Alex Attwood, and criticism of MLAs who can’t read or believe the speeches written for them
on 1 November 2011 at 2:26 pm
Brian, darling, let’s be clear about this.
If you had an issue with the Green Party, there are appropriate channels through which to voice your concern and raise issues/complaints. Snide, childish remarks on an online forum is not one of them. A man of your age, calibre and experience should know this.
Also I think it is shameful that an elected Cllr would conduct himself in such a way by preferring to attack individual members of the party in such a way that comes across as egotistical, ignominious and reprehensible.
If you have an issue with a political party in terms of professional conduct, do yourself a favour and raise it through the appropriate channels.
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Comment on Green Party NI conference, the visit of Alex Attwood, and criticism of MLAs who can’t read or believe the speeches written for them
on 31 October 2011 at 7:40 pm
This kind of rhetoric can seriously damage a person’s credibility in the eyes of the electorate. People don’t want to know how much praise you crave, that’s not what politics is about. It’s about what you can do to help the people who voted for you, believed in you and continue to support you. Brian’s comments here are everything that is wrong with politics in Northern Ireland: careers driven by ego rather than a desire to do good things.
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Comment on Nick Griffin and the BNP hit E Belfast
on 3 May 2011 at 9:21 pm
Ann, I live in Dundonald and as so I will be voting this Thursday, but this answer will decide a lot for me. Where do you stand on the rights of LGBT individuals? ie: the gay community.
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