Here is another worthy contribution from regular Charlie Freel. It is a fitting piece in the centenary week of the Ulster Covenant.
Sincere Working class Loyalists, will need to be very careful where they place their trust in the next few weeks, as Loyalist Working class area’s prepare to celebrate the centenary of the Ulster Covenant.
Posted in Current Affairs, History
Next week sees the launch of a new poetry booklet. Written by Beano Niblock the book contains 13 original poems and is titled The Battle at Oldbridge and other poems. A number of the poems have previously appeared on this website and each poem is accompanied by a precis explaining a little of the subject matter.
Posted in The Arts
A Response to Hugh Jordan’s Attack on Billy Hutchinson.
In recent days and particularly in wake of the verdict on the Hillsborough disaster of 1989 journalism has been much to the fore. From a sporting point of view we have been privileged to read articles by Brian Reade, Oliver Holt and Brian Woolnough and in doing so it serves to highlight the totally irresponsible reporting from the time of the disaster—mainly from Sun newspaper journalists, most notably Harry Arnold—all overseen and rubber stamped by Kelvin McKenzie.
Posted in Current Affairs
Another poem in the continuing series by ex-prisoners. Here the writer graphically describes the conditions endured by those who suffered during the hundred odd days of the siege where the majority of the casualties died through either starvation or disease.
Posted in The Arts
In response to yesterdays DOWNFALL post, here a regular contributor talks about not only the double standards employed by the media in this country, but in fact tells how they invent the rules themselves so as they can manipulate them whatever way they see fit. Arrogance indeed.
Posted in Current Affairs
A film dealing with the shady world of espionage and dirty dealings during the conflict. Starring Clive Owen as a handler the film has been receiving mixed reviews as you can see here–from two people who may have a more accurate insight than most.
Posted in Current Affairs, The Arts
The soon to be released book Downfall is written by an Irish author Phil Mac Giolla Bhain and claims to show the corporate demise of Glasgow Rangers. Considering the Mac Giolla Bhain is a serial Celtic blogger with an unusual hatred for all things Rangers it seems a little unusual that he chose this topic. However, in recent months we have witnessed the phenomenon of countless dyed in the wool “Tims” garnering an unhealthy obsession with all things Blue. As a precursor to the arrival of Downfall the Sun newspaper advertised that they were about to serialise the book. This was quickly followed by a retraction of sorts where the Sun claimed they were no longer about to serialise the book and in the article said that Mac Giolla Bhain was —” tarred with sickening sectarian brush”. Strong words indeed. Many people–journalists included–have opined that perhaps Mac Giolla Bhain isnt the person who should be writing this book. Below you will find an interesting take on that opinion from Dr. Andrew Sanders–also an author-of, amongst other things a book upon the rise of dissident Republicans.
Posted in Current Affairs
The following article appeared on the Slugger O’Toole website and makes for interesting reading. No doubt in the coming weeks we will have a plethora of similar articles on the subject
http://sluggerotoole.com/2012/09/10/what-was-the-ulster-covenant-about/
Posted in Current Affairs
WHO SET THE REAL LOYALIST AGENDA DURING THE CONFLICT?
Ex-Blanket columnist and Radical Unionist commentator DR JOHN COULTER asks loyalists to thoroughly examine the influences on their agenda during the Troubles, urging them to probe the role of the British Establishment.
How many combatants ended up in jail or the grave because they were used by the British Establishment in London to implement the Westminster Government’s agenda for Northern Ireland?
This is a major question which the UVF, Red Hand Commando – indeed members of all loyalist armed groups – must ask themselves when putting their role into an historical context, not just for the current generations, but for future generations.
Posted in Current Affairs
Who dares to speak of Ninety Eight?
Who blushes at the name?
When cowards mock the patriots fate,
Who hangs his head in shame?
He’s all a knave or half a slave,
Who slights his Country thus,
But a true man, like you, man,
Will fill his glass with us.
Posted in Current Affairs