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In Britain, Soul-Searching on ‘Brexit

Posted By: September 05, 2016

By THE EDITORIAL BOARDSEPT. New York Timed. Friday, October 2, 201 It has been more than two months since the British voted to leave the European Union, yet it often appears from the continuing debate in Britain that the June 23 referendum served only to intensify the questions about “Brexit.” That is healthy. A move as complex and consequential as this can only […]

Posted By: September 04, 2016

“Although this article below  by David Mc Kitterick was written in 2007, it is still compulsory reading   for Members of Congress who wish to understand the full depths of collusion between Security/Intellegence forces and Unionist/Loyalist death squads in Northern Ireland. The Irish National Caucus is proud to have helped Raymond Mc Cord Sr. — […]

It’s time to drop the British Bill of Rights for good

Posted By: September 04, 2016

Raphael Hogarth. The Spectator. Saturday, September 3, 2016The [British] Government plans to scrap plans to scrap plans to scrap the Human Rights Act.  Here we go again. Following snugly in the footsteps of her  two predecessors as Lord Chancellor, Liz Truss has promised to implement the so-called ‘British Bill of Rights’ in its place. There were never good reasons […]

Taxing issue may be at core of early election

Posted By: September 03, 2016

Patrick Murphy. Irish News (Belfast). Saturday, September 3, 2016If de Valera’s constitution recognised the “special position” of the Catholic Church, it is fair to say that more recent Irish governments have conferred a similar status on Apple and other multi-national corporations.The European Commission’s ruling that Ireland must collect £11 billion (plus interest) of unpaid taxes from Apple suggests that the island of saints and […]

A reckless Tory right is wrecking the Northern Irish peace process

Posted By: September 02, 2016

Members of Congress must be aware of the dangers Brexit poses for the Irish peace-process. This article from the New Statesman spells out these dangers.It is compulsory reading. — Fr. Sean Mc Manus     “That such a [Good Friday] settlement could be so casually jeopardized in a fit of sour [English] isolationism and post-imperial arrogance demonstrates […]