Charity, Privatisation and Body Counts
The common denominator between charities and private service providers is that they all live off public money on the basis…
The Carbon Tax Scapegoat
We are regularly presented with press releases from government departments that express empathy for those struggling to make ends meet…
The Comics of Yesteryear
Most people whose Irish childhood was spent between the mid-1950s and mid-1960s wistfully remember the comics then available. They were…
At the Colònia Güell
‘There are only so many times you can be expected to look at the Sagrada Família,’ said my uncle. He…
Musician of the Month: Oscar Carmona
Loose Notes with a Cup of Coffee “The bird fights its way out of the egg. The egg is the…
Poem: ‘No animals died’
No animals died Our research on toads and carabids considered predator and prey. Japanese toads and bombardier beetles were ‘introduced’,…
Review: Chile in Their Hearts
U.S. citizens Charles Horman and Frank Teruggi were detained and executed in Chile during the early days of the US-backed…
My Team / Your Team
In the first part of his essay concerning his enduring lifelong fandom of Manchester City FC, and the club’s current…
A Visit to the Hague
Late last year HHJ Gumpert KC – one of the judges in the formidable fortress that is Woolwich Crown Court…
