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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 Ulster Unionists set to vote No tomorrow (and world does not fall apart)…
on 9 March 2010 at 8:47 pm
FJH,
Just a case of reading too much into Private Eye.
But a good point on VUP ex members in UUP. There are more at lower levels.
Can I add that while I admire the way you have irritated every professional journalist on Slugger O’Toole, I have less admiration for your reticence at confirming that your background is journalistic and/or political.
I am not of course expecting you to reveal your identity but as you are one of the better informed (and frankly nastier) people round here, it would at least be respectful to the other punters.
No offence.
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