David Cameron dramatically stepped up the Government's attack on town halls today by accusing Manchester City Council of 'politically-driven' cuts... more
Today’s Saville Report on the Bloody Sunday killings will doubtless divide opinion regardless of its conclusions, but one thing is clear: it has taken far too long and cost far too much... more
Watching the Prime Minister's handling of the al-Megrahi fiasco (I don't think it's too soon to call it a fiasco - it's already well on its way to becoming a "-gate") has reminded me of nothing so much as a Road Runner cartoon... more
Gordon Brown faced fresh embarrassment over Britain's links to Libya after Colonel Gaddafi's son vowed to fight compensation for IRA terror victims... more
As Northern Ireland responds to the first murder of a policeman for 12 years, only two days after two young soldiers were shot outside their Antrim barracks, the province's First Minister, Peter Robinson, and Deputy First Minister, Martin McGuinness, travel to America... more
The shooting of two young soldiers at Massereene Barracks has brought back the spectre of war with IRA - something most of us might have thought long gone... more
Two former IRA prisoners tried to blackmail a pair of businessmen in Britain they accused of making £6 million by using the terror organisation's name during their dealings, a court was told... more
A London Tory councillor spoke out after being forced to resign following revelations she was a member of the IRA at the height of the Troubles... more
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