Posted By: February 17, 2014
Shadow Secretary of State Ivan Lewis today met relatives of 11 people shot dead by the British Army Parachute regiment in Ballymurphy West Belfast in August 1971. Speaking after meeting the families and visiting some of the sites where the victims were shot Mr Lewis released the following statement As part of his ongoing engagement […]
Posted By: February 17, 2014
Connla Young, Irish News( Belfast).Monday, February 17, 2014 CONCERNS have been raised after it emerged that British security service MI5 is responsible for deciding if victims of sectarian attacks receive special measures to protect their homes. Previously it was widely believed that the PSNI [Police Service of Northern Ireland] assessed if people qualified for inclusion on the Home […]
Posted By: February 16, 2014
Ed West. The Spectator. February12, 2014 Last Thursday’s cover story makes alarming reading, Alex Massiearguing that Alex Salmond may come close to achieving victory in September’s vote. Alex wrote: ‘It is beginning to be appreciated, even in London, that Alex Salmond might just win his independence referendum in September. The break-up of Britain will have begun, David Cameron will have to […]
Posted By: February 10, 2014
From Our Achieves… Some of our younger readers may not be fully aware of the many battles Fr. Mc Manus has waged. Here is a blast from the past — how he stopped the famous Jesuit college from honoring ( and, therefore endorsing) Maggie Thatcher’s anti-Irish and anti-Catholic record. BC’s snub can’t hurt Thatcher’s reputation Jeff Jacoby. The Boston Globe. March 9, […]
Posted By: February 08, 2014
Patrick Murphy.Irish News(Belfast). Saturday, February 8, 2014 THERE are two types of history. One seeks to understand and explain the past. The other distorts and decorates the past to justify the present. We have just begun four years of distorted decoration. So grab your tin hat and head for the trenches as Britain re-enacts World […]