11 March 1999 Edition
Where racism and sectarianism meet
11 March 1999
Jonathan McIvor, formally of the Metropolitan police, presently of the RUC and undergoing a public relations makeover, provides a perfect illustration of the seamless connection between racism and sectarianism. McIvor, who was singled out for particularly scathing criticism by the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry, has moved effortlessly from the racist canteen culture of the Met to the sectarian canteen culture of the RUC. Free article
Seven Basque Citizens arrested in Paris and Basque Country
11 March 1999
On Tuesday, 9 March 1999, Spanish and French police arrested seven Basque citizens in Paris. The Basque Nationalist parties have criticised the attitude of the Spanish government, which keeps using policing methods to solve the Basque conflict. Joseba Egibar, one of the leading figures of the conservative Basque Nationalist Party, criticised the approach of the Spanish government to the political process opened in the Basque Country after ETA's cease-fire declaration. ``The police actions are shaping the government approach to the peace process''. Free article
Buille an Bhachaill
11 March 1999
Dá gceapfadh aon duinne go mbeadh Cliarlathas na hEaglaise Caitlicí ag cúlú ina dhiaidh `athmhacnamh' an Ardeaspaig Uí Chonáil an tseachtain seo, bheadh dearmad á dhéanamh aige. Free article
Workers in struggle
11 March 1999
Bacon 2 - Property developers will reap benefits, War - Who is it good for? and Three tales of unemployment Free article
Back issue: ``Self inflicted'' murder
11 March 1999
``It is clearly possible that Mr. McCooey himself provided part of the force which led to his injuries'', claimed the judge whilst summing up in a Belfast court last Thursday. Free article
New in print: Weathering
11 March 1999
If a poem is about a single idea, then a collection of poetry should be a complete experience - and that's what Ann Zell has produced in Weathering. Free article
Television: House of fun
11 March 1999
The Stormont Story (BBC1) Loyalists (BBC2) Eurosong 99 (RTE1) The Lakes (BBC1) Free article