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Continue reading →: Trust politicians and statistics equally?
I have just watched the leader of one party here in Northern Ireland say that he chooses to believe the former head of the IRA about whether Gerry Adams was in the IRA or not. Such riveting questions get dug up every now and then just to sling some mud…
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Continue reading →: Weekend break in Glasgow
I am over in Glasgow for a wee break, staying in my son’s shared flat around the corner from Partick Thistle football club. The trip over was a pleasant surprise. I found a spot in a very smart bar at the bow of the Stena Line Ferry and sat down…
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Continue reading →: Pagan festivals
Halloween has been and gone with a mushy pumpkin head to prove it. These quasi religious festivals have changed over time, and Halloween is no exception. The Christian religious calendar has been adapted to some pagan holidays, but the similarity does not invalidate the occasion for rejoicing or marking a…