Scottish Independence
George Morrison
The UK Cabinet made the unprecedented step this week of meeting in Aberdeen. The Prime minister was flown by helicopter to an Oil Rig in the North sea to make a speech In favour of a “NO” vote in the Independent Scotland election on the 18th September. Meanwhile the Scottish Cabinet in waiting met nearby […]
Ukraine
George Morrison
Ukraine is a country whose loyalty is torn in two between Russia in the East and the EC countries of Western Europe in the West. Since independence the old alliance with Russia have left 30% of the population speaking Russian. The President, known to the Protesters as “The Criminal”, comes from the Eastern part which […]
Surveillance
George Morrison
How do you prevent those charged with keeping the law from being a law unto themselves? Answer, you appoint an Ombudsman. As least that is the theory but does it work in practice? Designed to handle complaints about the Garda from the public, the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) found themselves in a difficult position […]
Holocaust
George Morrison
There are some things that humanity should never forget no matter how strong the desire is to forget them. The 69th annual Holocaust Memorial, which was held this week in many countries, is one of these things. The Third Reich’s genocide of Jews living within their territories cost the lives of 5,500,000 and should never […]
Robert Burns
George Morrison
This being the birthday of the Scottish National Bard it is fitting to reflect on some of his qualities which have immortalised his work in many countries. Two centuries since his death have not lessened the relevance of his “love poems” or his stirring lines on behalf of democracy. “My love is like a red, […]
Children as Commodities
George Morrison
This week RTE broadcast the design and delivery of twins from India to Ireland. The surrogate industry was explained to us in an hour long programme bringing us up to speed with the new technologies of our “brave new world”. Seán and his partner Fiona had been seeking a child for 5 years and spent […]
Word or World
George Morrison
In a recent speech in Edinburgh Mary McAleese our former President `outed` the Scottish Cardinal O’Brien who had resigned, apparently when some priests threatened to expose him, last year. Mrs McAleese had the naive idea that the Cardinal should have held his ground and thus show support for the many gay priests in the ranks […]
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