What is ‘neurotypical nonsense’? This blog, mostly written by my two teenage kids, explains all.
When Solicitors Cause House Buying Hell: Why Do We Accept It? (Updated)
Here’s the scenario: a person, on the day of a consistently shambolic house move, almost having to pull their car over and be physically ill with the stress. That person was me, that stress was caused by the bizarre conduct of solicitors and it was very, very avoidable.You’ll be tempted to think ‘ah, house moves … Continue reading When Solicitors Cause House Buying Hell: Why Do We Accept It? (Updated)
(Updated) Who Oversees The Nolan Show Pt 2: How Complaints Are Handled
An important addition to the earlier The Nolan Show: Who Oversees The Overseer blog is going to involve a fair bit of detail. But it covers an often overlooked issue that’s central to the debate surrounding the show: how the show’s formal complaints process works…and whether it works at all. Why is this so important? … Continue reading (Updated) Who Oversees The Nolan Show Pt 2: How Complaints Are Handled
The Nolan Show: Who Oversees the Overseer?
First things first: this is not a blog about the Nolan Show itself. Instead, we’ll be looking specifically at how concerns surrounding the show since its launch have been handled. Update: *Part 2 of this blog can now be found here* A TLDR for those in a hurry: going beyond all the recent white noise … Continue reading The Nolan Show: Who Oversees the Overseer?
That DUP ‘Doff Your Cap’ Ethos: Time is Running Short…
Latest for Slugger O’Toole explores the connection between Gregory Campbell’s recent conduct and the DUP’s ‘Bible belt’ excesses in 1990s Ballymena.
We’ve All Been Infected With a Covid Side-Effect… And There Is No Cure
A piece for Slugger O’Toole argues that: A failure to market the Executive’s Covid response properly And Leadership failure by some reps = A vacuum conspiracy cranks have filled And Permanent damage to public trust in NI Government messaging
The EU’s Last Laugh
There’s one, albeit very minor, amusement the EU brass can take from the years of disruption and idiocy forced on them since 2016: the knowledge that NI has to endure the return of political representatives who were generally being kept at arm’s length for good reason. Of course, the same thing may well apply to … Continue reading The EU’s Last Laugh
MLAs: If You Can’t Raise Your Game Now…
A piece for Slugger O'Toole looks how local politicians are communicating on social media during the Coronavirus outbreak. Photo by Pixabay is licensed under CC0
A (Brutally) Honest Visitor Guide to Belfast
Latest piece for Slugger O'Toole
The Problem With (Earthly) Blind Faith
A quick observation over at Slugger O'Toole about the devastating, unfolding story around the loss of Wrightbus jobs in Ballymena and the interwoven fortunes of Green Pastures Church.
