Name: Deirdre Nelson
Date registered: July 21, 2012
Jan 20
Some months ago I suffered a life-threating illness and have been in hibernation trying to recover since. So, as I began to lift my head and look around the political world of Northern Ireland I decided that, bar riots happening in Winter, nothing much had changed. As I prepared to back into hibernation again the MSM …
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Oct 24
The title of this blog was famously uttered by Tony Blair when he was trying to persuade a nation that he had our best interests at heart. I’m disinclined here to go into whether or not he did have our best interests at heart. However, as a educationalist myself, or in plain English, a teacher, I …
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I noted David McNarry’s joining of UKIP last week with a mix of incredulity and laughter. Having been silent for some months following dire threats of legal action against his previous party, the MLA for Strangford crawled out of the woodwork to make a big announcement. Was he finally going to the DUP given his much …
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It’s the summer holidays, so while trying to avoid the rain and ignore demands to entertain children, I’ve been watching West Wing repeats. Watching the same show again often throws up stuff to think about. This time, probably because it’s between the Golden Jubilee celebrations and the London Olympics, was the difference between how patriotism …
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