On the 8th of May 2019 like any self respecting observer of terrorism in Northern Ireland, I experienced several minutes of breathing difficulties, crying and the inability to talk, as I rolled around the floor of [more…]
Back Channels The events in Londonderry on the 30th January 1972 that became known as Bloody Sunday are still in the news today and still a cause of controversy. Whilst the shooting of civilians by [more…]
Bloody Friday was one of the worst atrocities of the Northern Ireland troubles but you will seldom hear it mentioned. It was the deliberate targeting of civilians by the Provisional IRA (PIRA), with approximately twenty [more…]
Almost two years ago this weekend my wife and I, rather nervously, drove into a small Devon village on our way to visit a family that I had only met through Going Postal but who [more…]
Imagine the scene, a large sparsely furnished room with brick walls and whitewashed windows. The light in the room, although it is sunny outside, is opaque. Motes of dust float through the filtered sunlight. Brick [more…]
This is a story about one of the rebels against British rule over Ireland and about one incident in that rebellion in the early 20th century. Emmet Dalton was born in the United States in [more…]
Coincidence was the word on my mind on Monday. It had been on my mind for three days. Meeting James Delingpole was not a coincidence on Friday 22nd February 2019, for I knew we would [more…]
There are many tough jobs. Few tougher than policing in broken societies or war zones. Northern Ireland was a war zone and no one should wish for such a reality to return. It was the [more…]
“A Date Which Will Live in Infamy” Vassal Status – Pay and Obey Without any Say This week the betrayal of the British people will be both laid bare and complete. Given recent events we can only conclude [more…]
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