Comment on A recollection of the Dunnes Stores anti-apartheid picket line by...
Finn Geaney left the Militant long before the explulsions began – if my recollection doesn’t fail me it was probably shortly after Joe was told Finn would contact him (which is probably the reason why...
View ArticleComment on The tyranny of working life by WorldbyStorm
Interesting point which from the outside certainly seems spot on. Got to admit the supposed ‘discipline’ of some parties particularly but not only the supposed ‘orthodox’ ones is often a bit...
View ArticleComment on When (political) distinctions are superflous by WorldbyStorm
Saw that too. Interesting he admitted it but I’d presume the path ‘back’ to SF won’t be too demanding for him.
View ArticleComment on What you want to say… Open Thread, 11th December 2013 by Johnny...
It was only a matter of time before the “Drang nach Osten” resumed.
View ArticleComment on What you want to say… Open Thread, 11th December 2013 by Johnny...
Rulers and willow branches? These people are rank amateurs in the child discipline field. In my experience, the brothers always favoured custom-made leather straps. The straps consisted of two layers...
View ArticleComment on Brid Smith to contest European seat… by Sharester
You *are* a strange one. We shall see come euro-election day who has the last laugh.
View ArticleComment on Brid Smith to contest European seat… by WorldbyStorm
Oh no doubt, but you exceed my strangeness to a disturbing degree.
View ArticleComment on Brid Smith to contest European seat… by WorldbyStorm
Actually just did a little check. Bartley had an affinity for US cities on the Great Lakes. Ain’t that a coincidence? And I’d somehow excised from my memory that Bartley departed us around this time...
View ArticleComment on Brid Smith to contest European seat… by Bob Smiles
Very short sighted. SF have good chance, Murphy possibly if right split. Smith has no chance and discredits herself by standing.
View ArticleComment on Smithwick by Bob Smiles
No SF member would refer to kIlling of crown forces personnel as murder.
View ArticleComment on What you want to say… Open Thread, 11th December 2013 by CMK
Jaysus!!! It’s only a few conceptual steps from that to Brazil style ‘street cleansing’. That f**ker is probably a cult hero on Irish campuses. Depressing.
View ArticleComment on Brid Smith to contest European seat… by Jolly Red Giant
It really is hard to know if our SWP drive-by commentator actually believes the guff he/she is spouting. I tend to believe they are actually as cynical and sectarian as the comments indicate. To be...
View ArticleComment on Brid Smith to contest European seat… by steve white
The reason for running Paul Murphy is to raise his profile for a run at the Dail
View ArticleComment on Brid Smith to contest European seat… by Jack Jameson
Now that the ULA is defunct, the SWP and SP have reverted to openly being separate and competing parties. So isn’t the SWP entitled to compete? Or do they have to give up an EU election profile in the...
View ArticleComment on What you want to say… Open Thread, 11th December 2013 by Mark P
Does the fact that I haven’t a breeze what snowblow is mean that I’m now officially old?
View ArticleComment on Brid Smith to contest European seat… by WorldbyStorm
dilettante, ignore sharester, your points are entirely valid without any reference to him. My intention wasn’t to in any way undermine them.
View ArticleComment on Public sector: Revolution without end… by WorldbyStorm
Somehow I think the site will stagger on whatever we do about Top Cat, it’s legitimacy or otherwise drawn from other sources, but I hadn’t read it until now and I’ve removed it. Re the rest. Well, I...
View ArticleComment on This Weekend I’ll Mostly Be Listening to… The Blades by WorldbyStorm
Cool, looking forward to it mightily. Glad you had a great time…
View ArticleComment on This Weekend I’ll Mostly Be Listening to… The Blades by WorldbyStorm
BTW, said it before but Ghost of A Chance is my favourite Irish song… ever, really. Anyone else going tomorrow night? There’s a few of us going…
View ArticleComment on Public sector: Revolution without end… by CL
Here’s a different view on the importance of the PISA tests from Diane Ravitch. O.K she did work for Bush, but more recently she has been ‘the leading figure in the movement against...
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