Racism and hating children

Next week begins European Week Against Racism, a week when organisations opposed to racism host events to highlight racial prejudice and discrimination, and to celebrate the existence of societies where discrimination on the colour of a person’s skin or their...

The Result of the General Election of 2010

Conservative victory The Conservative Party, led by David Cameron, won the 2010 General Election.  The party secured a majority of 23 seats in an election contest which turned out less close than had previously been predicted. Controversy over election night count...

Nabidana podcast coming soon

I’m watching the rugby today, and as Ireland’s most obnoxiously proud England supporter, despite having been born in Londonderry, brought up in Co. Down and educated at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution,(whose former head coach is now the Ulster...

Bullying

First, a confession.  It seems I am in some circumstances a bully. Unfortunately, in order to explore the phenomenon, I shall have to resort to the language of the military. Analogies will be stretched, nokias will be hurled, and it may help you if you imagine me...