http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/?service=Rss http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/editors-viewpoint-courageous-kate-inspiration-to-all-14554853.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/editors-viewpoint-courageous-kate-inspiration-to-all-14554853.html?r=RSS <p> The tumultuous standing ovation given to murdered policeman's widow Kate Carroll when she rose to collect her deserved award of BT Woman of the Year showed the regard felt for this very courageous woman. </p> Editors Viewpoint Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/editors-viewpoint-a-landmark-game-14554854.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/editors-viewpoint-a-landmark-game-14554854.html?r=RSS <p> Long experience of treading carefully through the minefield of local politics has made Belfast people masters of diplomacy. </p> Editors Viewpoint Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/editors-viewpoint-unlikely-icons-14551919.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/editors-viewpoint-unlikely-icons-14551919.html?r=RSS <p> They are unlikely stars but Plasticine figures Wallace and Gromit have become icons. </p> Editors Viewpoint Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/editors-viewpoint-our-mps-must-take-heed-of-new-rules-14551920.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/editors-viewpoint-our-mps-must-take-heed-of-new-rules-14551920.html?r=RSS <p> Sir Christopher Kelly, in his call for an end to double-jobbing - the practice of taking seats at both Westminster and Stormont - makes it clear that the practice should end sooner rather than later. </p> Editors Viewpoint Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/editors-viewpoint-doe-must-come-clean-on-pollution-14548775.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/editors-viewpoint-doe-must-come-clean-on-pollution-14548775.html?r=RSS <p> The refusal by the Department of the Environment to divulge why one of Northern Ireland's premier beaches failed a European quality test is governmental arrogance of the worst kind. </p> Editors Viewpoint Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/editors-viewpoint-a-starring-role-14548776.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/editors-viewpoint-a-starring-role-14548776.html?r=RSS Northern Ireland is no stranger to film crews, but, in the past, they invariably came to the province to record its real life violence and the picture they painted was unflattering in the extreme. Editors Viewpoint Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/editors-viewpoint-victims-of-abuse-deserve-justice-14548004.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/editors-viewpoint-victims-of-abuse-deserve-justice-14548004.html?r=RSS <p> Campaigners have gone some way towards their aim of having a full scale inquiry into the extent of child abuse in Catholic and state-run homes in Northern Ireland. </p> Editors Viewpoint Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/editors-viewpoint-twins-make-mark-14548005.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/editors-viewpoint-twins-make-mark-14548005.html?r=RSS <p> The terrible twins of X Factor, John and Edward Grimes, will always have one claim to fame, giving English language a new word, Jedward. </p> Editors Viewpoint Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/editors-viewpoint-victims-deserve-some-recompense-14547316.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/editors-viewpoint-victims-deserve-some-recompense-14547316.html?r=RSS <p> A delegation from Westminster has been lobbying officials in Libya at the weekend about compensation for innocent victims of the Provisional IRA. </p> Editors Viewpoint Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:52:11 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/editors-viewpoint-festival-a-success-14547314.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/editors-viewpoint-festival-a-success-14547314.html?r=RSS <p> Another Belfast Festival at Queen&rsquo;s has come and gone, but although the collective stage is now empty, the warm memories linger on. </p> Editors Viewpoint Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:50:38 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/editors-viewpoint-key-to-good-health-is-being-sensible-14545852.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/editors-viewpoint-key-to-good-health-is-being-sensible-14545852.html?r=RSS <p> The way we lead our lives in modern society is coming under more and more scrutiny by health professionals faced with rising incidences of largely preventable conditions. </p> Editors Viewpoint Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:00:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/editors-viewpoint-dressed-to-thrill-14545853.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/editors-viewpoint-dressed-to-thrill-14545853.html?r=RSS Not so long ago fashion shows in Belfast usually meant end-of-term displays of their work by students from the former Art College. Anyone serious about the business had to leave for one of the world's fashion capitals to make a living. Editors Viewpoint Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:00:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/editors-viewpoint-kids-online-what-parents-must-do-14545037.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/editors-viewpoint-kids-online-what-parents-must-do-14545037.html?r=RSS <p> Does your child log onto social networking sites like Bebo, Facebook or MySpace? How often do they use those sites? Who are they talking to online? Those are the questions every parent of young or teenage children should be asking themselves. </p> Editors Viewpoint Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:00:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/editors-viewpoint-its-viva-aviva-14545038.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/editors-viewpoint-its-viva-aviva-14545038.html?r=RSS <p> Rugby is coming home to Lansdowne Road in August next year, but the venue will have a new, strange name, the Aviva Stadium - a testament to commerce as opposed to the historic roots of the game. </p> Editors Viewpoint Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:00:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/editors-viewpoint-a-major-victory-in-smuggling-battle-14544201.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/editors-viewpoint-a-major-victory-in-smuggling-battle-14544201.html?r=RSS <p> The scale of the cigarette smuggling operation smashed by police and customs officials on both sides of the border yesterday is staggering. </p> Editors Viewpoint Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:00:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/editors-viewpoint-an-indian-summer-14544202.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/editors-viewpoint-an-indian-summer-14544202.html?r=RSS <p> The clocks have gone back, the leaves are falling off the trees and just as we are preparing to wrap up for winter along come those lazy, hazy, crazy days of ... October. </p> Editors Viewpoint Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:00:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/editors-viewpoint-dup-alters-course-on-doublejobbing-14543644.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/editors-viewpoint-dup-alters-course-on-doublejobbing-14543644.html?r=RSS <p> Along with the generous expenses claimed by MPs, another bone of contention has been the practice of many politicians to hold two, or even three, posts simultaneously. </p> Editors Viewpoint Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:00:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/editors-viewpoint-not-funny-jimmy-14543645.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/editors-viewpoint-not-funny-jimmy-14543645.html?r=RSS <p> It wasn't clever and it wasn't funny. Comic Jimmy Carr, who can be both, was entirely out of order with his quip about soldier amputees. </p> Editors Viewpoint Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:00:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/editors-viewpoint-one-bright-spot-in-a-gloomy-picture-14542874.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/editors-viewpoint-one-bright-spot-in-a-gloomy-picture-14542874.html?r=RSS <p> The large influx of bank holiday shoppers from the Irish Republic today into Northern Ireland is evidence that the recession can have benefits as well as disadvantages. </p> Editors Viewpoint Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:08:38 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/editors-viewpoint-wildlife-failures-14542873.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/editors-viewpoint-wildlife-failures-14542873.html?r=RSS <p> The latest revelations about the state our wildlife are disturbing. </p> Editors Viewpoint Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:07:01 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/editors-viewpoint-turning-off-viewers-14541528.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/editors-viewpoint-turning-off-viewers-14541528.html?r=RSS <p> Have I Got News For You and the Jonathan Ross Show occupy prime slots in the BBC&rsquo;s Friday night schedule for one simple reason &mdash; they are quality productions attracting large audiences. </p> Editors Viewpoint Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:25:40 +0100 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/editors-viewpoint-bbc-is-right-to-hold-griffin-up-to-scrutiny-14541525.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/editors-viewpoint-bbc-is-right-to-hold-griffin-up-to-scrutiny-14541525.html?r=RSS <p> British National Party leader Nick Griffin described himself on Question Time last night as the most loathed man in Britain. </p> Editors Viewpoint Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:23:04 +0100 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/editors-viewpoint-let-us-push-ahead-on-policing-transfer-14538231.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/editors-viewpoint-let-us-push-ahead-on-policing-transfer-14538231.html?r=RSS <p> It is clear that Northern Ireland's political leaders have secured a good financial deal to pave the way for the devolution of policing and justice powers to Stormont. </p> Editors Viewpoint Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/editors-viewpoint-squirrels-fight-on-14538232.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/editors-viewpoint-squirrels-fight-on-14538232.html?r=RSS The doughty Northern Ireland spirit is well known. Some outsiders might regard it as a siege mentality resistant to change and wary of strangers. It now appears that this is not just a characteristic of people in the province, but also of our red squirrel population. Editors Viewpoint Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/editors-viewpoint-arts-are-still-vital-in-a-.htmlssion-14537360.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/editors-viewpoint-arts-are-still-vital-in-a-.htmlssion-14537360.html?r=RSS <p> The three year refurbishment of the Ulster Museum, which reopens tomorrow, promises to turn what was a much-loved, if rather staid, institution into an attraction with the 'wow' factor. </p> Editors Viewpoint Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/a-dark-chapter-we-cannot-ignore-14536479.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/a-dark-chapter-we-cannot-ignore-14536479.html?r=RSS <p> It is no surprise that some abuse victims are planning to take legal action against religious orders who ran industrial schools and orphanages in Northern Ireland. </p> Editors Viewpoint Tue, 20 Oct 2009 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/we-must-not-return-to-dark-past-14535642.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/we-must-not-return-to-dark-past-14535642.html?r=RSS The bomb incident in east Belfast three days ago was reminiscent of the worst of the past, when this kind of brutal disregard for life was commonplace. There was the same feeling of shock in the community at large, allied to surprise that such an attack could take place in a part of the city which has been relatively trouble-free for a long time. Editors Viewpoint Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/a-cultural-festival-to-be-proud-of-14534424.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/a-cultural-festival-to-be-proud-of-14534424.html?r=RSS <p> This is the 47th year of the Belfast Festival at Queen&rsquo;s. </p> Editors Viewpoint Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:06:29 +0100 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/why-sf-should-join-schools-talks-14531277.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/why-sf-should-join-schools-talks-14531277.html?r=RSS <p> Representatives of four political parties sat down at Stormont yesterday to begin the process of finding a solution to the current education chaos. </p> Editors Viewpoint Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:06:42 +0100 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/derailing-the-mpsrsquo-gravy-train-14530370.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/derailing-the-mpsrsquo-gravy-train-14530370.html?r=RSS <p> Sir Thomas Legg, the man appointed to audit MPs&rsquo; expenses, spared no blushes in his probe. </p> Editors Viewpoint Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:56:08 +0100 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/transfers-itrsquos-the-children-that-matter-14529289.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/transfers-itrsquos-the-children-that-matter-14529289.html?r=RSS <p> Four of the five main political parties at Stormont are due to sit down tomorrow to begin discussions on how the chaos in education can be sorted out. </p> Editors Viewpoint Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:30:38 +0100 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/mrs-clintons-visit-very-welcome-14528400.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/mrs-clintons-visit-very-welcome-14528400.html?r=RSS The visit of US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to Belfast today is a further important step in the peace process. Both she and her husband, former President Bill Clinton, played a major role in the dark days when peace seemed hardly possible and it is appropriate that she is here to help move the process further forward. Editors Viewpoint Mon, 12 Oct 2009 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/distasteful-display-belongs-to-the-past-14527366.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/distasteful-display-belongs-to-the-past-14527366.html?r=RSS <p> It was an image that most people in Northern Ireland had hoped and believed had been consigned to the pages of the history books. </p> Editors Viewpoint Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:33:41 +0100