Archive for the ‘Opinion’ Category
OPINION: Vote TUV
Wednesday, May 4th, 2011
Northern Ireland is 90 years old this week. It is worth remembering that the forefathers of Unionism stood for “defending, for ourselves and our children, our cherished position of equal citizenship in the United Kingdom” as the Ulster Covenant, often referred to as the birthright of Northern Ireland, put it.
BY SAMMY MORRISON
Tags: ae11, Sammy morrison, Stormont, TUV
Posted in Opinion | 19 Comments »
OPINION: Vote Sinn Féin
Wednesday, May 4th, 2011
In the upcoming election I am positive that it will be a very successful one for Sinn Féin. Sinn Féin are determined to keep making politics work, to keep defending the political institutions and keep delivering for ordinary people and demonstrating what true republicanism is about. The party’s successes in the last Dáil election showed that the Irish people responded to its calls for equality, fairness and national unity when 14 Sinn Féin TD’s and 3 Sinn Féin Senators were elected.
BY GRACE LYNCH
Tags: ae11, Grace Lynch, Sinn Féin, Stormont
Posted in Opinion | 4 Comments »
OPINION: Bin Laden’s death wasn’t justice – A Retort
Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011
In his most recent article in The Gown, Alex Redpath argues a point that is mirrored throughout much of the world’s media and at its roots, is nothing more than an unprincipled anti-Americanism.
BY DANIEL GILLEN
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Posted in Opinion | 9 Comments »
OPINION:Bin Laden’s Death wasn’t justice
Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011
US President Barack Obama announced that Bin Laden’s death at the hands of US military personnel meant that “Justice is done”. If this is true then America has a strange definition of justice.
BY ALEX REDPATH (more…)
Tags: alex redpath, Barack Obama, Osama Bin Laden
Posted in Opinion | 9 Comments »
OPINION: Is Valentine’s Day the day of love?
Monday, February 14th, 2011
On Valentine’s Day we are told that love is in the air. But what should make this day more loving than others?
BY MARK STEVENSON
Tags: Gown, Mark Stevenson, newspaper, qub, Queen's, queen's university, student, students, The Gown
Posted in Opinion | No Comments »
OPINION: This week’s TV
Saturday, February 12th, 2011
A central part of BBC1’s New Year comedy schedule has been the innovative Episodes starring Green Wing’s Tasmin Grieg, Friends star Matt LeBlanc (as himself), and Stephen Mangan, perhaps best known as Dan from I’m Alan Partridge. Now in its fourth week, the premise of this sitcom is that comedy writing husband-and-wife duo Sean and Beverly Lincoln (Mangan and Grieg) must reluctantly relocate to LA to make a big-budget US version of their hit UK sitcom Lyman’s Boys. However, things begin to unravel when LeBlanc is cast in the starring role, for which he is patently and hilariously unsuitable. This is undoubtedly an interesting premise, but sadly the premise is the best thing about Episodes, with the worst perhaps being the immensely irritating theme music.
BY MATTHEW MISKIMMIN
Tags: Gown, Matthew Miskimmin, newspaper, qub, Queen's, queen's university, student, students, The Gown
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OPINION: Drinks are too expensive already
Friday, January 28th, 2011
Last year, whilst at a consultation meeting organised by Queen’s Students’ Union I was informed by a representative that the SU has higher alcohol prices than the vast majority of student unions in Great Britain and the north of Ireland. As I grew up and first started drinking in England this came as no surprise to me. The so-called ‘offers’ available at Belfast’s nightclubs and bars are nothing in comparison to what can be found across the water. Just a few weeks ago I was in Liverpool and found a fantastic nightclub which sold pints at 70p to students every night of the week.
BY DANIEL GILLEN
Tags: Daniel Gillen, Gown, newspaper, qub, Queen's, queen's university, student, students, The Gown
Posted in Opinion | 21 Comments »
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