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Lord Sumption KC warns that democracy is under threat as power moves from Parliament to the courts, driven by lockdowns, a safety-first mindset and the legal entrenchment of DEI.
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Tourism quango VisitBritain is telling its staff to ditch the term 'able-bodied' because it's deemed "harmful" and use "non-disabled" instead.
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A Jewish charity boss who was cancelled for "Islamophobic" posts has just won a major court battle, getting his trustee ban overturned in a huge win for free speech and a major slap-down for the Charity Commission.
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offsite link Will BBC Media Action, Auntie?s International, Pro-Censorship Charity, go Bust Now That Elon Musk Ha... Sun Feb 09, 2025 13:00 | Tony Edwards
One of the woke boondoggles USAID was funding was BBC Media Action, a pro-censorship lobby group. Now that Elon Musk has turned off the tap, will it go bust? asks ex-BBC science producer Tony Edwards.
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Labour minister Andrew Gwynne has been sacked and suspended after leaked WhatsApp messages exposed racist, sexist and antisemitic slurs ? including a 'joke' about a constituent being mown down by a truck.
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national / miscellaneous Wednesday January 15, 2003 - 13:14 by IMC   text 23 comments (last - sunday january 19, 2003 - 14:15)
On the coldest night of the year so far, the 4/5 January, a Peace Camp was established at Shannon Airport. The Peace Camp kicked off with a 24 hour Women’s Peace Camp and quickly began to draw a huge amount of attention from the National Media . Comment here: ... read full story / add a comment
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national / miscellaneous Wednesday January 15, 2003 - 12:54 by John Jefferies   text 6 comments (last - thursday january 16, 2003 - 19:02)   image 3 images
Several hundred CIE workers, members of SIPTU and the NBRU protested in Cork today (Wednesday) against the decision of Transport Minister Seamus Brennan to break up CIE into three or more separate companies, obviously with a view to privatisation. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Wednesday January 15, 2003 - 12:40 by Ross McWhirter   text 2 comments (last - wednesday january 15, 2003 - 17:16)
Its the Nice syndrome, if you don't like the result... Now the BBC are doing a poll to see if people agreed with the previous poll (it seems they suspect that certain groups may have organised campaigns to manipulate the original results). They ask: "Do you think this poll accurately reflects the Top Ten songs around the world?" Click on the link to cast your vote: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/us/features/topten/ ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Wednesday January 15, 2003 - 11:39 by Republican   text 7 comments (last - wednesday january 15, 2003 - 20:35)
Sinn Féin oppose war in Iraq and the Governments breaking of Irish neutrality ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Wednesday January 15, 2003 - 02:31 by Shane Patrick Mulligan   text 3 comments (last - wednesday january 15, 2003 - 17:02)
I’m not going as a soldier, armed and ready to do my government’s bidding. I’ll not be carrying a gun at all, nor am I under anyone’s command. I’m going in peace, as what some would call a “human shield”. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Wednesday January 15, 2003 - 01:23 by Irish American   text 19 comments (last - tuesday january 21, 2003 - 16:43)
Don't think I could ever sway you from your ingrained anti-Americanism, but here's a piece from Nick Cohen in the Telegraph that raises some points about your "anti-war" movement. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Wednesday January 15, 2003 - 00:48 by Aidan   text 25 comments (last - monday january 20, 2003 - 19:14)
Tuesday the 14th of January's Prime Time left Tim Hourigan out of the loop. Here's the inside story of some of the behind the scenes wrangling behind this extraordinary story. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Wednesday January 15, 2003 - 00:23 by james
Public meeting Wednesday 15th January 8.00pm the Imperial Hotel, South Mall, Cork Speakers Eoin Dubsky, Ciaron O'Reilly, Tim Hourigan Tickets for Shannon bus avaiable at meeting meeting organised by Cork Peace Alliance ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Tuesday January 14, 2003 - 23:57 by Ois   text 4 comments (last - wednesday january 15, 2003 - 12:36)
Received news today that the World Economic Forum has decided to move its summit from Salzberg in Austria to Dublin. I don't know how believable this is or even if it's all that important. But I thought people might like to know. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Tuesday January 14, 2003 - 23:50 by Biffo Cowan   text 5 comments (last - wednesday january 15, 2003 - 11:55)
Pigbacks.com are running an opinion poll on whether Shannon should be used to transport US troops. I am currently losing the vote so can you please go there and get me out of the shit. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Tuesday January 14, 2003 - 22:48 by Angry activist   text 3 comments (last - wednesday january 15, 2003 - 20:54)
This applies to both public and private sector workers, whether you're unionised or not, and also to those of you who are not working. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Tuesday January 14, 2003 - 17:33 by dataflow   text 1 comment (last - tuesday january 14, 2003 - 23:56)
If anybody knows the whereabouts of Eoin Dubsky, could they contact the following number: 055 25176 Anybody who was at the Galway meeting last night who know where he went? ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Tuesday January 14, 2003 - 17:14 by Sean   text 17 comments (last - thursday january 16, 2003 - 18:25)
Islamic Society of Britain Urgent Action: Ulster Unionists Block Masjid Construction "Today's issue of The [London] Times features a story about how the construction of North's first-ever purpose-built masjid is being blocked by Ulster Unionist politicians. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Tuesday January 14, 2003 - 16:50 by Jeff Dolan   text 6 comments (last - tuesday january 21, 2003 - 16:48)
Start a new poster campaign.The actions of Brian Coward and Berk Aherm in allowing Bush to land his Operation Barbarossa offensive against Iraq amounts to nothing less than high treason.Get the faces of complicent Gardai,Airport security who readily admit to breaking state law.We must not let our country be sold out by subhuman filth. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Tuesday January 14, 2003 - 15:51 by Limerick Lady   text 23 comments (last - wednesday january 15, 2003 - 00:56)
RTE refuse to have Tim Hourigan live on Primetime tonight. Tim's views to be pre recorded from studio in Limerick. ... read full story / add a comment
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national / miscellaneous Tuesday January 14, 2003 - 15:40 by John Jefferies   text 2 comments (last - tuesday january 14, 2003 - 15:58)   image 1 image
Ministers likened to Three "Wise" Monkeys who want to hear no evil, see no evil and speak no evil. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Tuesday January 14, 2003 - 14:03 by Joe Sheehan   text 11 comments (last - thursday january 16, 2003 - 19:42)
Tim Hourigan is to get his chance to debate with Brian Cowen tonight on Prime Time. It should be heated as Tim is well up for it miss it at your peril. Tim in Limerick Studio Cowen in Dublin RTE 1 at 9.30pm ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Tuesday January 14, 2003 - 13:27 by John Cunningham   text 5 comments (last - tuesday january 14, 2003 - 19:36)
Those who addressed a large Galway Alliance Against War public meeting on Monday night included Mary Kelly and Ed Horgan of the Shannon Peace Camp, Caoimhe Butterly (now also of the Shannon Peace Camp), Joe Murray of Afri, and Eoin Dubsky. Michael D. Higgins chaired the meeting. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Tuesday January 14, 2003 - 12:00 by mnemonic.   text 1 comment (last - friday may 23, 2003 - 13:38)
1892 -- Martin Niemoeller (1892-1984), pacifist pastor, lives, Germany. In Germany they came first for the Communists, & I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Communist. Then they came for the Jews, & I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Jew. Then they came for the trade unionists, & I didn't speak up because I wasn't a trade unionist. Then they came for the Catholics, & I didn't speak up because I was a Protestant. Then they came for me, & by that time no one was left to speak up. ... read full story / add a comment
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