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A Morning Thought @ 2770

A Morning Thought @ 2769

A Burning Hatred

Anthony McIntyre  ☠  At the weekend, someone attempted to murder Clifford Peeples, the loyalist activist and pastor. While he slept at his North Belfast home a petrol bomb was tossed into his living room. The PSNI is reported to be treating the attack as arson with an intent to endanger life.Mr Peeples has led a highly charged life, often to the fore of contentious issues. He

Files Prove Key Parts Of Seminal Adams’ Speech Written By Man Now Key Figure In British Intelligence

Belfast Telegraph ★ Written by Sam McBride. Recommended by Christy Walsh.Much of what was said by Sinn Féin president at critical juncture in stuttering peace process was crafted in Downing Street by Jonathan Powell.A man who is now a key figure in Britain’s intelligence apparatus wrote key sections of a seminal speech Gerry Adams gave about the IRA’s disbandment, declassified files

Schools Hold Key To Successful 16 Plus Voting Strategy

Dr John Coulter✍ Plans by the British Labour Government to lower the age of voting to 16 have been met with a mixed response ranging from it will secure the future of democracy to its a daft notion as 16-year-olds are too immature to know what they really want. In Northern Ireland, we’ve heard the theory that such a move would be detrimental to the Union because of the increase in the

Lynx By Ten To The Power Of One Thousand Seven Hundred And Forty One

Ten links to a diverse range of opinion that might be of interest to TPQ readers. They are selected not to invite agreement but curiosity. Readers can submit links to pieces they find thought provoking.Before We Conform, Or Condemn, Let Us At Least Be CuriousDemocracy Breaks Free: The Launch That Terrifies WestminsterAlanna Breen: If 16-year-olds are to be able to vote, then political

A Morning Thought @ 2768

A Morning Thought @ 2767

Apocalypse Now

Anthony McIntyre  ☠  It might seem that we are doing little by turning out every Saturday at noon in West Street to stand in solidarity with the besieged citizen of Gaza other than turning out.For almost two years we have returned to the same spot with our flags, scarves and banners to vent our opposition to the genocide that is playing out in front of our eyes. But that

Lynx By Ten To The Power Of One Thousand Seven Hundred And Forty

Ten links to a diverse range of opinion that might be of interest to TPQ readers. They are selected not to invite agreement but curiosity. Readers can submit links to pieces they find thought provoking.Before We Conform, Or Condemn, Let Us At Least Be CuriousStarvation as a Weapon: Chris Hedges on GazaThis Week, Israel Starved 43 People to Death by Wednesday Afternoon. The Gaza War Is