Anthony McIntyre's Blog, page 636

Death By Welfare Reform

Mike Craig ☭ At the beginning of this month I received a 'work capability assessment' form to fill in, even though I had reached state pension age.I have returned this form and attached the following letter:Medical’ Support Services, Belfast April 2022One of the most stressful things that sick and disabled people in the UK can experience is the arrival of the so called ‘work capability assessment

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No Greater Love

Kevin Rooney 🔖 on why he thinks No Greater Love: The Memoirs of Séamus Kearney is a must-read."A man has no greater love than this, to lay down his life for his friends.” - John 15:13This extremely appropriate title was chosen for the must-read memoirs of Séamus Kearney, an Irish Republican political prisoner during the time of the Blanket Protest and the Hunger Strikes of 1981.This gripping and

A Morning Thought @ 1413

The SFPA ✑ A Unionist Wet Dream?

Gowain McKenna ✒ It seems the Irish Free State and institutions thereof will do almost anything to reinforce partition in Ireland, even if it’s at the detriment of Irish workers, the EU protocol and the rural economy.To set the scene, over the last number of months fish processing workers in the port of Killybegs have been under siege from the Sea Fisheries Protection Agency (SFPA). The SFPA has

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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, Let Us At Least Be CuriousMum who murdered son Logan Mwangi starred in homemade slasher filmReport Details Biden Admin's 'Cruel and Unnecessary' Jailing of Asylum-SeekersKabul

Predominance 16

Christopher Owens 🎵 “Chasing Sundays, round and round/Blind
steps off of moons, and stars are pleading/Will you catch us falling down”? -🎸 Nothing.

Horns up.You know the drill by now, so let’s get to
it. 

New Horizons 

Dalek – Precipice For their first studio album since 2017, dalek maintain their unique sound (conscious hip hop over a shoegaze style backdrop) because no one can replicate

A Morning Thought @ 1412

Questions To Answer Over Irish Army Involvement In Mali

Matt Treacy ✒ The EU Political and Security Committee decided on April 11 that they will no longer be providing military training to the army of the Republic of Mali. This followed reports by Human Rights Watch that an estimated 300 men had been killed by soldiers and foreign mercenaries, believed to have been Russians, in the town of Moura in the last week of March.The region is at the centre of

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