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When the Bombs Go One Way: Israel, “Self-Defence,” and the Perpetual Excuse Machine
A Strike… Then Shock? There’s something grimly impressive about Israel’s ability to bomb another country and then, with a perfectly straight face, act utterly outraged when someone dares to hit back. One might almost admire the sheer audacity—if it weren’t for the fact that it keeps resulting in massive loss of life, destabilised regions, and the slow, ...
The Slow Death of International Football: A Beautiful Game on Life Support
England lost on Tuesday. No one cared. Why? There was a time — not so long ago — when international football was the pinnacle of a player’s career. Pulling on the shirt of your country was the ultimate dream, the highest honour, the ticket to immortality. It was where legends were made, where the game transcended club allegiances and players became national ...
Suspect Device in My Head: Reflections from Belfast
My recent trip to Belfast triggered the song Suspect Device by Stiff Little Fingers in my head. It came out of nowhere, sparked by a mural on the Shankill Road celebrating loyalist paramilitaries — the sort of imagery that still looms over parts of the city like a ghost from the past. As I stood there, one line from the song came flooding back into my head: ...
Through the Peace Wall: A Taxi Tour of Belfast’s Troubled Past
A visit to Belfast isn’t complete without confronting its past. One of the most raw, revealing, and essential ways to do that is by taking a Troubles Taxi Tour through West Belfast — a journey into the very heart of a conflict that still casts a long shadow. A Journey Through West Belfast Your guide is typically a local, someone who lived through The ...
Does Nigel Farage Really Believe What He Says – Or Is It All Just a Lucrative Pantomime?
Nigel Farage has made a career out of shouting simple answers to complicated problems while holding a pint like it’s a crucifix and puffing a cigarette thinking he’s Churchill reincarnated—if Churchill had been sponsored by GB News and a dodgy hedge fund. But here’s the question: does he actually believe in the far-right populist nonsense he spouts, or is ...