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February Articles
I am horrified that Queen’s University has jumped on the Epstein bandwagon
I am sick of people rushing to judgement, and many of them are sick of me denouncing the herd mentality. Published: 12...
Before rushing to judge Peter Mandelson, remember that we are all fallible
I disliked everything about Peter Mandelson when I first became aware of him in the early days of New Labour....
Why human rights lawyers might be next in any new Labour purge
It used to be the hard left that were the enemy within the Labour Party. They made it unelectable. Published: 27...
All terrorists should be forced to listen to the horrific experiences of the Omagh bomb families
I was all set to write this column about the enjoyable row between Sir Keir Starmer and Lady Chief Justice Baroness...
Hermer needs to watch his back as civil war in Labour Party intensifies
It’s rather soon for the governing party to be having a civil war, but here it is playing out in the press. And it’s...
The terrible flaw in the absurdly one-sided Omagh bomb inquiry
Last week, Fine Gael’s Charlie Flanagan — whose distinguished career included being Irish minister for justice —...
Islamist extremists are the real enemy in the UK, not the far right
British Members of Parliament are scared. And with good reason. Have look first at murdered MPs in the last couple of...
All of a sudden Gerry Adams is under quite a bit of pressure – I’m rather enjoying this
I try to avoid thinking about Gerry Adams. I have a cheerful disposition that I don’t wish to sour, but sometimes...
Dissenters challenging the establishment consensus deserve to have their voices heard
After a long period of being cancelled by the Irish media establishment, my old friend, that great journalist Kevin...
Ireland is fast becoming Europe’s nastiest nation
Its image is changing fast thanks to its cheap shots against countries like Israel, Britain and Taiwan Published: 9...
Gun attack on Detective Chief Inspector Caldwell puts Sinn Fein hypocrisy in limelight
We should find a silver lining where we can, even in the worst moments. Published: 27 February 2023 That horrible...