Bloody Sunday Inquiry

For decent, humanitarian, human-rights aware British people, this week has been both extremely affirming and incredibly painful. The affirmation is hard to express adequately, but it comes from the transcendent sense that we did the right thing this week. The...

Nobody believes me…

I got a few scoffing emails, mostly from idiots, on my suggestion on Sunday that Arlene Foster could be appointed First Minister in the Northern Ireland Executive. I think this is a good move for a number of good reasons, and for me massively improves the standing of...

Someone at the MOD needs a PR course

If I was the PR at the MOD (and I am by no means asking for a job) I would go home each night and kick the cat, wondering why I’m so shit at my job. Alternatively, I might think I’m so brilliant I need a pay rise. It’s rare when a story about a...
Thinking about the blog

Thinking about the blog

Bloggers who write about blogging are like teenagers who not only insist on writing petry, but then reading it out as well.  On that note, forgive me.  I accidentally chucked my web address into yahoo search today, and it came up with this: I’m not vain, and...