The adventures of Bertie Ahern
It is regrettable then that like Blair, Bertie Ahern's role in the Peace Process and as a formidable statesman has been somewhat eclipsed by matters of money.
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Chris Browne
Anti-terror legislation wants you
What do the words ‘anti-terror legislation’ conjure up in your mind? For me, it is the hooded and shackled; the abused and forgotten.
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The forgotten continent speaks out
We don’t seem to pay that much attention to Africa; Hardly a profound revelation. In fact, it’s self-evident to the extent that a lot of us tend to refer to it as a single political and cultural entity.
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League tables are big but not clever
The latest league table findings have broken the proverbial camel’s back. The Government really ought to start listening to its teachers if it wants to improve the education system.
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Making a killing
Private Military and Security Companies are unaccountable, ineffective and exploitative. Our government must take greater measures to end a worrying trend of ever-greater reliance upon them.
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The peace circus must turn outwards
Economic development in Palestine is encouraging but Hamas must be included in future summits.
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No one cares about Northern Ireland
The recent debacle over the Ulster Defence Association decommissioning process –or the lack thereof- has got me thinking. Does anyone in mainland Britain know about this developing story at all?
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