9/11

In which we remember the thousands of lives, of every faith and no faith, lost in the worst terrorist outrage of our time, and remember the value of freedom, diversity and democracy.  We remember the fact that, although some of our shared history may not be beyond...

Fun fun fun

It’s been yonks since I whipped out the blog to keep the world informed about who governs.  Don’t hate a player just cos he’s had a  marvellous and perfect week in beautiful hot Zakynthos, getting sunstroke and nearly killing himself in a jetski...

Holy shit. Medals!

While I’m still huffing about the Olympics being in China in the first place, I guess I have to admit it’s going very well, perhaps most spectacularly for Team GB. As a shareholder in the British and Irish teams (having played the lottery in the UK and...

UUP / Conservative Talks

I don’t like it.  I don’t like it one little bit, and I’m only going to say one thing on the issue of the UUP / Conservative Talks. I joined the Conservative party because they offered something different and better from the tribal madness of...

Blogging Dublin

Dublin, I was often told by my erstwhile friends in Northern Ireland, is a bad place, the enemy of my state, the great danger to my people. It is a scary place, it’s noisy and it can be bewildering. It’s also amazing, surprising, exciting and immense fun....