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A Morning Thought @ 1301

Gerry Corbett

Anthony McIntyre ⚱ lauds the acumen and commitment of a trade union colleague who died in September.Gerry CorbettThere was no destination other than a stop well short of the assumed natural terminus for the life journey of Gerry Corbett. His ticket allowed him to go no further than the one at which he had to depart. He knew it and was resigned to it, even quipping to me about a legal threat from

Amnesty for Murder ✒ Boris Johnson's Proposed Blanket Immunity Legislation

Fra Hughes ✏ Loyalist militias committed countless crimes in northern Ireland during the troubles, and even before that. Not only these crimes went unanswered, but now, Boris Johnson is also proposing amnesty to Criminals.First Published InAl Mayadeen English.November 29, 2021, on a cold wet winter night in Belfast, victims and survivors of troubles related atrocities met at Belfast Queen's

Chelsea ⚽ Liverpool

Peter Anderson ⚽ Sunday saw the best game of the EPL so far this season.Liverpool travelled to Chelsea for a must-win game for both sides. Man City had played twice in recent days, scraping past an excellent Brentford and then beating Arsenal despite being played off the park for most of the match. An off-colour City getting 6 points and moving well clear of Chelsea and Liverpool. And so, the two

A Morning Thought @ 1300

Paul McGlinchey

Anthony McIntyre ⚱ looks back in admiration at the life of the man who spent longer on the blanket protest than any other person, alive or dead.Paul McGlincheyPaul McGlinchey who died from a particularly aggressive form of cancer that ravished his lungs, bones and spine, remained convinced right up until his death that the catalyst for his disease was the chemicals used by prison management as

Social Care Is Up Against The Profiteers

People And Nature ✒ features Stuart Carter, a mental health worker and long-time union activist, writing on the challenges to the UK social care system.23-November-2021Three quarters of us will need some form of social care during our lifetime. In September the government claimed they were tackling the crisis in social care, by increasing National Insurance contributions by 1.25 % from 1 April

Boris’ New Year Gamble To Protect The English Tory Blue Wall

Whilst he wishes everyone on The Pensive Quill a Happy New Year and, hopefully, a prosperous and peaceful 2022, contentious political and religious commentator Dr John Coulter remains deeply suspicious as to why Tory PM BoJo allowed England to celebrate, but the rest of the Kingdom had to endure some of the toughest Covid restrictions since the original March 2020 lockdown.While three regions of

A Morning Thought @ 1299

Kevin Mulgrew

Anthony McIntyre  ⚱ looks back on the life of a former North Belfast IRA leader who died in  September. Kevin MulgrewOn the 6th of November 1975, a Thursday, the New Lodge Road Truce Incident Centre was abuzz with people talking and gesticulating, coming and going, whispering in corners. A vicious and lethal feud had gripped working class nationalist communities as a result of the Provisional