“Cemetery Junction” triumphs
Reading's Cemetery Junction is a notorious bottleneck for rush hour traffic, a place where time can literally come to a halt if you don’t plan your journey with due care or attention. This is...
Category: Europe
Tamsin Omond: Not 4 Sale, not well organized either
“There’s this thing, it’s called Government, and it’s got a hell of a lot of resources and it’s got a lot of people making very important decisions… but those people and those decisions...
Britain’s televised electoral debate: the end of politics?
This week the British public will see a theatrical spectacle that most other democratic countries have 'enjoyed' for decade: a pre-election leaders' debate. As Britain heads for the first general...
Cardinal Seán Brady’s real role in sex abuse scandal
Cardinal Seán Brady celebrated mass on Easter Sunday with some pretty words about rebirth, apologies and child sexual abuse. He did not mention that in the previous week he was asked by survivors of...
Moscow Metro explosions: March 29, 2010
The Moscow Metro is the second most heavily used metro system in the world and, by far, the most beautiful one. With a history dating back to 1935, it is its own ecosystem, containing myths, legends...
Sleeping with starlets: the ladies of Britpop 2010
And so I find myself alone. Hours of luxurious solitude stretch ahead... and it takes about thirty seconds for dirty thoughts to materialize. I draw the curtains, loosen my clothes, light a candle in...
Irish Catholic Church: no time for a witch-hunt
Cardinal Seán Brady, majordomo of the Catholic church in Ireland, is in the dock of the court of public opinion following revelations that he was, as a priest in 1975, involved in silencing two...
Enabling in the Church: the fall of Seán Brady
Years ago, Father Seán Brady interviewed two survivors of the child rapist (Father) Brendan Smyth and then swore them to secrecy. This was standard operating procedure for the Catholic Church, as...
Who was St. Patrick? Why do we celebrate him?
"You say Saint Patty’s And I say Saint Paddy’s Let’s call the whole thing off." Chances are that somewhere near you is celebrating the 17 March. From Dili to Tucúman, from Nairobi to Wasila,...
Irish Catholic Church allowed abuse – wants cash
After the Ryan and Murphy reports, were published, shock and anger reverberated throughout Ireland and the world. Questions of how the people of Ireland have failed children so grievously were raised...