From Belfast to Swaziland…
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Alexander McCall Smith is one Scotland’s writers of the moment. His novels about a black female detective agency have attracted both major sales and critical acclaim (an uncommon feat). In his time as an academic at Queens he recalls a …
Importance of whistle blowers…
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One way to lose friends but perhaps gain wider influence is to blow the whistle on what your conscience tells you is sharp practice, by government or employer. Katherine Gunn tells of her personal experience of becoming a whistleblower over …
Internment a good precident for the US?
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There’s a fascinating disussion going on over Crooked Timber on whether Internment and the Diplock system might give the US an effective means to deal legally with what it sees as the terrorist threat. It’s based on an original article …
Blogging for businesses…
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It’s not all politics and personal diaries. It looks like the blog concept is beginning to penetrate the business world. About.com have just produced a guide to blogging for small business. Discover more from Slugger O'Toole Subscribe to get the …
A Pragmatic Approach?
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Malachi O’Doherty, in today’s Belfast Telegraph, on the difference between those who can admit to their mistakes and those who are still burdened by responsibility for the consequences of their actions. By way of comparison, in The Blanket, Eoghan O’Suilleabhain, …
What's happened to Tony's glasses…
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Is it just us here at Slugger Central, or does anyone else think this photograph of Tony Blair currently at the top of the BBC News Page look as if someone in the corporation has just hand drawn his glasses? …
Solution on institutions will end paramilitaries?
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Bertie Ahern believes that if the institutional issues around accountablity and voting can be resolved, the Acts of Completion called nearly two years ago will follow. There is also some speculation that a definative statement from the IRA may come …
Optimist – Changing Attitudes More Important Than Political Posturing
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No pressure to walk the walk….
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The golden rule in politics is never to open an option unless you are prepared to deal with all the possible outcomes. Currently there is no sign that there is any external pressure that can be applied to either the …
Code to reign in ministers?
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According to a paper obtained by the BBC, the Governments have laid out new proposals that would allow a limited form of censure by the Assembly for individual ministers. It also contains a number of safeguard measures for continuity in …
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