JUST PUBLISHED No Foreign Game Association Football and the Making of Irish Identities JAMES QUINN From its earliest days, association football was seen not just as
Month: August 2023
BOOKS: Orwell was not just the conscience but the wintry conscience of his generation
Julian Symons Orwellspeak The Politics of Literary Reputation: The Making and Claiming of ‘St George’ Orwell by John Rodden. Oxford, 478 pp., £22.50, October 1989, 0 19
Scottish Government fail in bid to postpone showdown with Westminster over gender reforms
By Lucy Ashton A former SNP leadership candidate has demanded that Nicola Sturgeon apologise after pushing “discredited” gender reforms on her MSPs. Ash Regan, pictured right,
LICENSING: Blue Badge applicants being made to ‘jump through hoops’ in Dumbarton
By Bill Heaney Blue Badge holders could face a hefty £1,000 fine if they continue to display it when they no longer need one, or
Inspection concludes Barlinnie prison is at risk of catastrophic failure
Barlinnie governor Michael Stoney believes a move to a new prison could lead to a 20 per cent reduction in re-offending Scotland’s largest jail is
CONCERT TICKETS: Coldplay and Taylor Swift are just the start: the ticket price plan to bleed fans dry
Conor Pope: Ticketmaster rarely goes into detail about the business of ticket sales, but the man who took that business to Ireland almost 30 years