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Continue reading →: Sofa envy
Our neighbour very kindly invited me into their house to look at their new 3-seater sofa. The fabric is velvety soft, and the sofa comes with some interesting features. The three seats recline separately and the centre seat folds down to make a place to put drinks in holders and…
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Continue reading →: Fear and intimidation
Mob-handed crowds on our streets destroying property and frightening people based on the colour of their skin – has it really come to this? Have we learnt nothing from the fascist eras of Mussolini, Hitler, Franco and Pinochet? Dictatorships rely on bully-boy tactics finding scapegoats to inflame a politically ignorant…
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Continue reading →: Nationalism or what?
My nationality is a hotchpotch of English, Welsh and a soupçon of Irish. The label British doesn‘t win many friends in some parts of West Belfast. I chose Anglo-Celt just because it sounds nice As a male white,anglo-protestant my social advantages were bound to be fairly hefty even before I…
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Continue reading →: Fascism and its enemies
I vaguely remember the rivers of blood speech of Enoch Powell and the race riots at the Notting Hill carnival, Brixton and further afield in the UK. The British National Party and the National Front provocatively marched through areas that had a high percentage of Asian or Afro-Carribean residents. A…
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Continue reading →: Rent-a-crowd
The riots in South Belfast seem to have attracted outsiders. A rumour started that some Dubliners got lost and ended up in the Lower Ormeau area. In any case the residents of that area, predominantly Catholics, were not going to let a mob through to trash their streets. The PSNI…
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Continue reading →: Encouraging stuff
I had an appointment with the practice nurse today with a trifling medical complaint. Having pricked my fingers and taken blood glucose readings, I knew that my type 2 diabetes was not a major factor in a cut not healing properly. The nurse asked my GP to have a look…
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Continue reading →: Sleepless in South Belfast
I am having trouble getting to sleep. I rest and listen to things that ordinarily would have me snoring in no time. If I take it easy I can usually make it through the day without collapsing in a heap. Last night I finished watching After sun, the film on…
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Continue reading →: Manliness
As a creative type my practical skills are somewhat limited. Having bought a barbecue from Argos, I got a nasty surprise when it came in a compactly packed box. To assemble it required a variety of nuts and bolts. This time I decided to follow the instructions. This one came…
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Continue reading →: Queen and Slim
This film is a gripping story of a young black couple on the run. The acting is superb and the soundtrack is good. Jodie Turner-Smith plays Queen, a feisty lawyer who confronts the racist cop who pulls them over. Daniel Kaluuya plays Slim the laid back driver who makes the…
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