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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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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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The Soulseek Browser.
national / arts and media Friday January 27, 2006 - 20:54 by James R   text 10 comments (last - wednesday july 26, 2006 - 15:19)   image 1 image
Irish internet providers were yesterday ordered to hand over the details of 49 people engaged in file sharing, what Judge Peter Kelly called a "modern form of thieving." What follows is a consideration of and an interview on music piracy. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Friday January 27, 2006 - 18:33 by Bicriu   text 2 comments (last - monday january 30, 2006 - 16:49)
The troubles in Northern Ireland ... read full story / add a comment
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international / rights, freedoms and repression Friday January 27, 2006 - 15:02 by Davy Carlin   text 8 comments (last - wednesday february 15, 2006 - 22:24)   image 1 image
For the mother {now passed on} of a murdered child, for the sister of a murdered brother, for the niece of a murdered uncle, and for all the extended family we ask for your help in this regard. There will be no closure for us until we get the truth and the justice as Marie outlines below. ... read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice Friday January 27, 2006 - 14:42 by Seán Ryan   text 5 comments (last - sunday january 29, 2006 - 12:40)
An expose on our justice system, that examines, our court system, our laws, drug laws and points to a system that exercises authority only, not justice. ... read full story / add a comment
international / politics / elections Friday January 27, 2006 - 11:11 by Dave   text 50 comments (last - sunday february 19, 2006 - 16:35)   image 1 image
HAMAS WINS PALESTINIAN ELECTIONS ... read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests Friday January 27, 2006 - 04:43 by Richard Mellor
The world's rulers meet in Davos as favorite poster boy Bono offers them some cover. ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday January 26, 2006 - 18:47 by Seán Ryan   text 4 comments (last - friday january 27, 2006 - 13:10)
A look into the stupidity of our system, and those who run it. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Wednesday January 25, 2006 - 13:54 by Justin Morahan   text 3 comments (last - wednesday january 25, 2006 - 18:48)
A reflection, as the Dáil returns, on the impossibility of protesting so many things that have gone wrong in today's Ireland ... read full story / add a comment
limerick / arts and media Tuesday January 24, 2006 - 23:55 by mags   text 3 comments (last - wednesday january 25, 2006 - 00:21)
Amer Wreck A
Say it out loud and you’ll get it.

The blurb describes it as Fahrenheit 911 meets Moulin Rouge and it has something for everyone- brilliant comedy about the current US President, fantastic music from 60s, sex and full frontal nudity, and a ‘God’ figure that I think most of us would be happy with! On top of that there’s a strong message about political activism. definitely one to debate in the pub after.

Everyone in limerick should grab the chance to see it. Only till Sat night in Belltable. For those of you unfortunate not to be in Limerick, I hear rumours of a movie version... ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday January 24, 2006 - 22:48 by W   text 1 comment (last - sunday january 29, 2006 - 16:32)
All the kidnapping that's fit to print ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Sunday January 22, 2006 - 14:17 by Peter Ravenscroft   text 3 comments (last - monday january 23, 2006 - 06:09)
Was the ICC born a fossil, or did it petrify under the stern gaze of Snoopy? An open letter to all the less-than-energetic people who work at the ICC. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Saturday January 21, 2006 - 23:34 by BP   text 5 comments (last - wednesday january 25, 2006 - 14:52)
Good quality audio (MP3) of two recent speeches by Noam Chomsky at University College Dublin:

1. Democracy Promotion: Reflections on Intellectuals and the State

2. Biolinguistic Explorations: Design, Development, Evolution ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism Saturday January 21, 2006 - 17:49 by Richard Mellor   text 2 comments (last - saturday january 21, 2006 - 23:29)
Capitalism's assault on New Orleans and the Auto Industry. ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism Friday January 20, 2006 - 14:43 by Davros   text 4 comments (last - monday february 13, 2006 - 12:54)
Is there a possibility of direct action in connection with Shannon? ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Friday January 20, 2006 - 11:50 by MichaelY
With thanks to Michael Liedtke, AP Business Writer ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Friday January 20, 2006 - 02:05 by Wanbli Watakpe and DJ Tanya
Tashunka Witko Brigade co-host Wanbli Watakpe interviews Irish socialist feminist historian Ruth Taillon who is also a long time ally of the indigenous struggle in North America. Ruth talks about issues parallel to both the Irish and Indigenous struggle, Leonard Peltier, and Bobby Sands. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday January 18, 2006 - 05:10 by Xavier   text 65 comments (last - thursday october 09, 2008 - 05:04)   image 4 images
Organised religion and political parties are one and the same thing, bodies formed for the exercise of social control through the centralisation of power and the use of hierarchical structures ... read full story / add a comment
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international / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday January 17, 2006 - 18:32 by Paul Baynes   text 21 comments (last - friday february 01, 2008 - 21:19)   image 1 image
Although the mass media often links Islam with militancy, Political Islam can refer to a wide range of movements - many of them progressive. ... read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media Tuesday January 17, 2006 - 02:07 by Terry   text 9 comments (last - friday july 25, 2008 - 14:18)
This is the final part of a three part series on the potential role of alternative net based media could play in political mobilisation. Part one is here, and part two here. ... read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media Tuesday January 17, 2006 - 02:03 by Terry
This is the second part of a three part series on the potential role of alternative net based media in political mobilisation, part one is here. ... read full story / add a comment
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