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Mike Nesbitt talks to the Impartial Reporter…
MIKE Nesbitt will formally announce this morning his intention to stand for leadership of the Ulster Unionist Party following Tom Elliott’s shock resignation last week. In an exclusive interview with The Impartial Reporter in Enniskillen yesterday, where Sam Foster, Chairman of the Fermanagh Unionist Association and former Stormont Minister signed his nomination papers, Mr. Nesbitt [...] more »
Tom Elliott’s first post resignation interview…
Tom Elliott, who resigned as Ulster Unionist leader last night, says he quit because of growing tensions within the party. He also says there has been an “uneasy atmosphere” in the Ulster Unionist Party in recent days and claimed that some of his colleagues have been making life difficult for him by briefing journalists “lies”. [...] more »
Fermanagh SDLP veterans speak out about party disarray
SDLP Councillors John O’Kane and Fergus McQuillan have spoken out about party problems in Fermanagh. “It would be no secret that the party in Fermanagh needs rebuilding and re-invigorated. There’s certainly room for improvement.” Both men openly critical of their own MLA Tommy Gallagher… “Tommy is a hard man to get on with; he ignores [...] more »
Hardline republicans recruiting on Facebook
A hardline republican group in Fermanagh is using Facebook to recruit young people, reports The Impartial Reporter today. The 32 County Sovereignty Movement, which has a faction operating in the county, is using the website to attract teenagers. The group is regarded as the Real IRA’s political wing, although members would deny this. PSNI Chief [...] more »
Let battle commence
The debate over whether or not Tom Elliott will become the next leader of the Ulster Unionist Party is an interesting one. He certainly has a lot of support in Fermanagh and is a hard worker, like the rest of our elected representatives here. Mr Elliott’s own colleagues believe their man will “walk it”. Even [...] more »
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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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Christopher Hitchens, 1949 – 2011
Writer Christopher Hitchens has died aged 62. He was as contrary as he was brilliant. Here is a brief In Memoriam from Vanity Fair (his outlet of choice since 1992) and, here, a longer tribute from his friend Christopher Buckley Stanley in The New Yorker. Better, perhaps, though to post one of Hitchens’ own writings in [...] read our review »
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The ANC, the IRA and the rise of influence of the left within Sinn Fein…
World by Storm has a nice piece up on the IRA’s role in helping MK, the armed wing of the ANC, in the 1980s. In particular he sees a strange alchemy at work there: …if one can think of a clearly legitimate contemporary struggle it was that against apartheid and it is to the credit [...] read our review »
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