What is the point in Knol (http://knol.google.com/k/knol)? This, to me, isn't a rival to Wikipedia, it's a different format for something Google already does. It's a blog. Yes it's a centralised blog with a more focused purpose, but it's a blog. I… more »

Northern Ireland is full of tourists. Spending money. Good. more »

The Conservatives have a quote from a speech by Iris Robinson, upholder of God's law, made in the House of Commons on the topic of sex offenders. There can be no viler act, apart from homosexuality and sodomy, than sexually abusing innocent children.… more »

It's easy to think, when you're travelling abroad in Europe (or even hopping over the border), that it wouldn't be a good thing if we were to join the Eurozone and do away with all the nasty changing money business. The Irish Times carries a cautionar… more »

£3 million was budgeted last year on trying to reduce the relatively large number of people taking their own lives in Northern Ireland, a problem which the executive is resolved to tackle and one that disproportionately affects young people (and ma… more »

Over the past few months it's become clear that the DUP won’t take Gerry Kelly and Sinn Fein won't take Jeffrey Donaldson as Justice Minister. This has led to the crazy notion that the Alliance should do it, and utterly predictably they seem amenable to… more »

This kind of thing really winds me up. A Tory frontbencher has apologised after using a racist phrase during a House of Lords debate. Lord Dixon Smith retracted the remark in the chamber, saying: "I apologise, my Lords. I left my brains behind. I a… more »

The European Parliament is set to vote on proposals that would ban airlines from quoting prices that don't include taxes and charges. Super, smashing, great! Not before time. Prices, in this country anyway (unlike North America), have always included… more »

Miller wants Gaelic-medium schools to drop A-levels. Writing in the Andersonstown News (page 10, hope that link works with their dodgy site), Marty Miller has suggested Gaelic-language schools drop A-levels to strike a blow for a united Ireland. "… more »

It's something politicians, particularly in Northern Ireland, seem to be especially adept at. OK its their job, but some outlays seem to be more worthwhile than others. A few figures appeared yesterday: Policing George Bush's one-day visit: &po… more »