Hi °C | Lo °C Alliance pays lip service to shared society
PAULA Bradshaw (Write Back, May 16) exhibits all of the key traits of Alliance representatives when talking about the creation of a shared society.
Poll turnout is more proof of disconnection
ALEX Kane (Comment, May 14) notes that there is a growing disconnect between mainstream political parties and the electorate.
Charities say thank you
NORTHERN IRELAND DEAF BOWLING: Larne (April 20) £368; Bangor (April 27) £189.00. P CANNING
How do you put value on a life?
THE Home Secretary, Theresa May, is valuing a police officer's life more than others if she forces criminals to serve life without parole for killing an officer (News, May 16).
Amanda Knox questions won't go away
YOUR columnist Una Brankin (Life, May 13) was right to draw attention to the unanswered questions about Amanda Knox that have led to her retrial.
'Apartheid' in Israel needs big discussion
IDENTIFYING that certain sections of Zionism are questionable, perhaps even racist, is not an attempt to de-legitimise Israel (Write Back, May 16).
A phrase we're going through
IT seems clear to me that many commonplace words/phrases have become extinct.
That's Pryce of breaking law
I VERY much look forward to reading Vicky Pryce's "hard-hitting" book on the costs of keeping women in prison.
TV crime thriller heading for Fall
I WAS one of the 3.5 million people who tuned in to The Fall – more to see the locations than in any expectation of enjoyment (News, May 15). And so it proved.
Shared Future plans ignore 'melting pot'
IN the latest Together Building a United Community proposals from OFMDFM, there remains very little detail, but also a particular concern that a 'united community' concerns only bringing together Protestants and Catholics. This does not reflect the reality of modern Northern Ireland.
Robinson's wicked misuse of Jeremiah
WATCHING the news item of Peter Robinson berating his political opponents, I was grieved to hear him liken the complaints of those whose views he derides to a "tribe of Jeremiahs, who infest the political process".
Tell professor Hawking Israel is not an apartheid state
IT is a pity that Professor Stephen Hawking, by choosing to boycott Israel, has allowed himself to become a part of the de-legitimisation of Israel campaign, which associates the Jewish movement for self-determination with racism and the state of Israel with apartheid-like regimes.
Israeli boycott inconsistencies
HERE are a couple of inconsistencies in the call to boycott Israel's academia. First, the call has not been accompanied by similar calls to boycott US academic institutions, in spite of the treatment of Guantanamo prisoners.
Hawking takes principled stand
May God bless Professor Hawking for supporting the academic boycott of Israel, and the disinvestment and sanctions movement – and may his courage and example lead others to stand up and be counted for justice and peace, which includes an Israel entirely at peace and secure within its own borders.
Those flying flag need to show it respect
AS a citizen of the Irish Republic, I would like to comment on the campaign regarding the flying of the Union flag.
Executive's 'big two' need to be honest
A PARADOX in our political world means that the more DUP and Sinn Fein politicians actually succeed in co-operating, the more the fear of losing their own support-base grows among them.
Military strike that killed 87 civilians
ACCORDING to a recent report from Israeli human rights NGO B'Tselem, 167 Palestinians were killed by the Israeli military during Operation Pillar of Defense.
Will I get special Troubles payout?
DOES Alex Atwood think I should claim money from James Mackies, where I was employed during the worst days of the Troubles, having to cross the peace line daily?
Population is out of control
DAILY our TV screens are bombarded with begging for donations for starving children in Africa. But the population of the world is multiplying at a rate which is unsustainable. Surely the answer is to control the rate of population?
Long overdue apology for brave soldiers
THE amnesty and apology for Irish army deserters who fought the Nazis is welcome – if long overdue (Comment, May 8).
Madeleine McCann: New suspects identified by UK police
North West 200: Live pictures plus race schedule
In Pictures: Balmoral Show new
Nice-but-dull Kate's annoying baby bump pose
FHM's sexiest women - Kunis knocks Tulisa off her perch
Latest News
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Young women killed in car crash new
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'Amazing' slimmer loses 21 stone new
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Latest Sport
Read inspires Crusaders new
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Mancini thanks City fans new
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Hammers rule out new Pogatetz deal new
West Ham manager Sam Allardyce has confirmed the club will not be extending on-loan defender Emanuel Pogatetz's stay at the club.
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