Archive for the ‘Opinion’ Category
OPINION: Education for the elite
Monday, June 13th, 2011
The philosopher AC Grayling has decided that the British system of universities is so bad that the only option is to set up his own in Bloomsbury, London. He’s even asked a few of his academic mates to come along. The students lucky enough to study under Richard Dawkins, Sir David Cannadine and Ronald Dworkin QC will be very lucky indeed, for they’ll be able to afford £18,000 per year for the privilege, with no student support.
BY BEN FICNH (more…)
Tags: AC Grayling, Ben Finch
Posted in Opinion | 2 Comments »
OPINION: FIFA – The Only Way is Ethics
Wednesday, June 8th, 2011
What is a crisis? Perhaps it is a time of great difficulty or a period of instability. The definition of what actually constitutes ‘a crisis’ is open to interpretation and often context-dependent. However, what is certain is that the corruption scandal that has hit FIFA has left this all-powerful organisation in the midst of a major crisis.
By John Benedict-Farrel (more…)
Tags: FIFA, Gown, John Benedict-Farrel, newspaper, qub, Queen's, queen's university, student, students, The Gown
Posted in Opinion, Sport | 2 Comments »
OPINION: Wild West is Wild Predictable
Wednesday, June 1st, 2011
The result of the Belfast West By-Election is a foregone conclusion. Sinn Féin are going to romp home and the only thing likely to reduce their majority is a minuscule turnout. However despite the result itself not being in doubt it would be wrong to say that this by-election isn’t important.
BY ALEX REDPATH (more…)
Posted in Opinion | 14 Comments »
OPINION: Vote DUP
Thursday, May 5th, 2011
The Democratic Unionist Party has a positive vision for Northern Ireland. We want to see a prosperous Northern Ireland, one where people can be proud to live, work and bring up a family. After being marred for decades by terrorism and conflict, our country now has stable devolved institutions at Stormont, where local people are taking local decisions and all parties in the Executive are signed up in support of the police, courts and rule of law.
BY MARK WALLACE (more…)
Tags: ae11, DUP, Mark Wallace, Stormont
Posted in Opinion | 2 Comments »
OPINION: Vote Alliance
Wednesday, May 4th, 2011
Change is not a word which is often associated with politics in Northern Ireland; we have been fighting the same issues and the same questions for at least the last 90 years. The same parties having the same tired arguments. But change is possible. At the last election, the Alliance Party vote grew right across Northern Ireland in almost every constituency, and Naomi Long created headlines when she was elected MP East Belfast. Many people right across Northern Ireland chose to vote for a positive, fair and shared future.
BY DAVID MURPHY
Tags: ae11, Alliance, David Murphy, Naomi Long, Stormont
Posted in Opinion | No Comments »
OPINION: Will progressive views come out in the polling booth?
Wednesday, May 4th, 2011
Something interesting is happening in North Down; people are saying they would vote Sinn Féin, but feel they can’t. This is because of the role that its members may (or may not) have played during the Troubles. Nevertheless, in a constituency that in its history has always returned Unionists to Westminster (at one point a single candidate got 98% of the vote), this is a fascinating turn of events.
BY BEN FINCH (more…)
Tags: ae11, Alan McFarland, Bangor, Ben Finch, DUP, Green Party, North Down, Sinn Féin, Steven Agnew, Sylvia Hermon, UUP
Posted in Opinion | 1 Comment »
OPINION: Vote Green
Wednesday, May 4th, 2011
Hot on the heels of resounding Green Party victories last year in Westminster and Australia (and of breakthroughs this year in Germany and Canada), the Green movement is undergoing a global resurgence.
BY ADAM MCGIBBON (more…)
Tags: Adam McGibbon, ae11, Green Party, Stormont
Posted in Opinion | 9 Comments »
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