The death, at the weekend, of two young soldiers in Northern Ireland, has brought back the blackest of memories to those of us who lived through the worst of the troubles. The last few years have seen a major re-birth in the province and those who live there have finally been able to shrug off […]
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The Vatican In A Spin
The Vatican newspaper has shown it has its finger firmly on the pulse of history, for it has announced that the one thing that has liberated women throughout the 20th century was the invention of the washing machine. How it has come to this startling conclusion one can only guess,but maybe they are thinking that […]
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Blame Tennis!
After the governments rapid U-turn which placed a ban on our forces personnel from selling their stories to the media, it was less than surprising to find that Ministers were yesterday playing ‘blame tennis’ over who was responsible for the original decision. No-one would come forward to comment to the media and press officers were […]
Hostage To A Fortune!
If the lucrative televised interview between Leading Seaman Faye Turney and Sir Trevor McDonald illustrated anything last evening, it is the total lack of judgement of all those involved. Whether it be the navy, the Ministry of Defence, the government spin machine, Faye Turney or indeed the executives at ITV, it seems it has backfired […]