By Peter McColl The name ‘Belfast’ is an anglicised form of Béal Feirste, which means ‘the crossing of the River Farset’. The river after which the city is named isn’t one that many people have seen. It’s buried under the High Street, in a culvert,. And that’s appropriate, because much of what Belfast is about […]
Peter McColl
Gorton and Denton: Labour’s Strategy is political self destruction….
by Peter McColl The old two-party system isn’t just broken; it is actively collapsing under the weight of its own cynical strategy. While the Tories are in a death spiral, Labour’s attempt to manipulate the political landscape by amplifying the far-right has spectacularly backfired, opening the door for a true progressive alternative. The Morgan McSweeney […]


