According to a report by George Allison in the UK Defence Journal (UKDJ), published on 23rd January 2026, it appears that the Royal Navy “and its NATO allies” were monitoring the Russian tanker, General Skobelev, during a two-day operation as it sailed from the Mediterranean on its way to the North Sea. The UKDJ report also confirms … Continue reading Russian Tankers: Some Shadow-Boxing!
Trump: A Democratic Fallacy?
Jack Lane Politicians and Governments in the West are becoming and more beholden to the ‘markets’ as to how their policies are to be made and judged, particularly by the financial markets. The same politicians are those who have given more power to the financial markets by making central banks independent —which for the … Continue reading Trump: A Democratic Fallacy?
Child Killing In Gaza
Due to the plans by US President Trump to seize the island of Greenland, the international community has been ignoring the ongoing genocide in Gaza. At least 73,000 Palestinians have been reported killed in Gaza since 7th October 2023, but the full death count may exceed 100,000. On 30th July 2025, the Washington Post published … Continue reading Child Killing In Gaza
Casement: Character Assassination—By An Expert!
Review Roger Casement by Brian Inglis, Penguin Books, 2002, first published 1973. It is widely believed that Brian Inglis’s biography of Roger Casement is the standard biography from which other biographies take their cue. Although Inglis did not receive cooperation from the Casement family, the book could also be described as an “authorised” biography. … Continue reading Casement: Character Assassination—By An Expert!
The “Black Diaries”—a Catalogue Of Lies
Much of what has been published about the diaries scandal is demonstrably false. Today’s consensus for authenticity of these vile documents is the result of persistent propaganda, a long campaign of deception and disinformation since the 1950s aimed at concealing the criminal plot to exact revenge on Casement. Listed below are fifty of the most … Continue reading The “Black Diaries”—a Catalogue Of Lies
Casement And Emotion
(Some Thoughts On Broken Archangel by Roland Philipps) Reading the latest biography of Roger Casement by Roland Philipps, a few things struck me that may be of some interest. I don’t think Philipps’s work is particularly original. It seems to be largely an elaborate development of ideas thrown out sketchily by Jeffrey Dudgeon in his large edition … Continue reading Casement And Emotion
The Brian Murphy OSB Archive
The Evolution of British Policy and the Emergence of a Sinn Fein Publicity Department in the years after the Easter Rising, 1916-1918. Mss notes, Part 24 Irish Bulletin On Creeds And Crown Juries While focussing on the election results and crime statistics, the Irish Bulletin continued to give prominence to accounts of Catholic and … Continue reading The Brian Murphy OSB Archive
Some Thoughts On Events In Venezuela
“You can check in any time you want but you may never leave.” (The Eagles, Hotel California) That might be said of the Petrodollar system that sustains US power and influence in the world and largely explains the gunboat diplomacy employed by Washington against Venezuela. In his press conference explaining why the US launched a … Continue reading Some Thoughts On Events In Venezuela
ORGANISED LABOUR
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% ALMOST 100,000 households will pay more Tax this year following the Government’s decision in Budget 2026 not to increase tax credits or bands. According to calculations by Revenue, 23,000 taxpayer units—individuals or couples—who did not have a tax liability last year will have one in 2026. An additional 76,400 taxpayer units will be pushed … Continue reading ORGANISED LABOUR
Labour Comment
The Northern Standard ceases publication! THE Northern Standard, a regional weekly newspaper in Monaghan, ceased publication on 18th December 2025, after 186 years. THE weekly publication struggled to sustain its long-term viability in the face of what it called the "steady decline in readership and advertising in recent years", the publisher stated. Adding that, as … Continue reading Labour Comment
Irish Political Review 