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Celebrating our Saints: it’s one way of celebrating our European identity

May 12, 2013 By Michael Carchrie Campbell Leave a Comment

We all know how much we in Ireland like to celebrate St Patrick’s Day, coming up soon is the Breton equivalent: Gouel Erwan, St Yves. Well this year, the Breton Association in Ireland has chosen to celebrate it in Belfast. Breizh Eire, association des Bretons d’Irlande a choisi de faire cette année la Gouel Erwan […]

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A lion’s heart of gold: Baroness Thatcher LG OM FRS 1925 – 2013

April 15, 2013 By Michael Carchrie Campbell Leave a Comment

On Wednesday, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland will see the funeral of one of the greatest Prime Ministers of our history unfold from the first movements at the Chapel of St Mary Undercroft in the Palace of Westminster along the streets of Whitehall in the city of Westminster into the City […]

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£120k needed to stop Jewish religious silk hangings from leaving the UK

April 6, 2013 By Michael Carchrie Campbell Leave a Comment

Ed Vaizey MP, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries, has placed a temporary export bar on the seven hangings which lasts until 20 May 2013 but may be extended to 20 August 2013 if a serious intention to raise funds to purchase them at the recommended price of £120,000 […]

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Jeanne Manford, center, with her son, Morty Manford, left, at the Christopher Street Liberation March in 1973, the precursor to today’s Annual Gay Pride March. Dr. Benjamin Spock, with glasses, is directly behind Morty. image c/o PFLAG National

‘I loved him. He was my son.’ A mother’s love for her gay son honoured 40 years later.

April 4, 2013 By Michael Carchrie Campbell Leave a Comment

In 1972, Morty was punched, kicked and thrown down an escalator during a gay rights protest at the New York City Hilton Hotel. Watching the attacks on the evening TV news was Morty’s mother Jeanne Manford. She was outraged that police officers appeared to ignore the assault. Following this Jeanne wrote a letter to the New […]

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results and more tests…

August 11, 2011 By hivblogger Leave a Comment

It’s only two weeks since I was up at the HIV clinic at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast. That appointment was an emergency one due to the somewhat awful cough and chest infection from which I was suffering at the time. The news back then was that the results from May’s blood tests were […]

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Think Green and Purple: think Scouting?

May 13, 2013 By Michael Carchrie Campbell Leave a Comment

Most of my friends know that I volunteer with Scouting: taking the news of the everyday adventure that the young people and adults of Bedford Scouts have to the wider public. I do so, because I love Scouting. I love how it develops everyone involved physically, mentally, and spiritually. My family has had a long […]

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Stephen has problems with language…

October 13, 2011 By Michael Carchrie Campbell 3 Comments

Stephen Glenn has made comment about the comments of others surrounding the use of language in the past few days. But perhaps we should question his own use of language… On LGBT+ Lib Dems Northern Ireland he says: In some countries like Spain for example the Priest is not apple to marry anyone (as such) […]

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Filed Under: Blogging Tagged With: Government, lgbt, marriage, Northern Ireland, Spain, Stephen Glenn

I’m amazed: I’m 48

September 17, 2011 By Michael Carchrie Campbell 1 Comment

Forty-eight not in years of age but ranking in the Total Politics Blog Awards in the Lib Dem Bloggers category. I really, really, did not expect to be in the top 50 at all. So thank you to everyone who voted for me, and with a new lease of life having rested a bit over […]

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Filed Under: Blogging Tagged With: Andrew Reeves, Liberal Democrats, Stephen Glenn, Total Politics

Today is brought to you by the numbers 72, 66 and 5…

September 16, 2011 By Michael Carchrie Campbell Leave a Comment

The Total Politics Blogger Top 100 Lib Dem blogs 2011 list is out. Much to my surprise, Gyronny Herald comes out at number 66, the collaborative Liberal Democrats in Northern Ireland blog comes in at number 72 (up from 75 last year), and Stephen Glenn’s Stephen’s Liberal Journal comes romping in at number 5 which is two up […]

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Filed Under: Blogging, Lib Dems, SNP Tagged With: Andrew Reeves, Caron Lins, Craig Murray, Gyronny Herald, Liberal Democrats, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Liberal Democrats, Parties, politics, Scottish National Party, Stephen Glenn, Total Politics

playing with rope but not with balls

July 10, 2011 By Michael Carchrie Campbell 1 Comment

Sylvia, Lady Hermon throws the first bowl at Bangor Bowls Tournament 2011

Bowling, Bell ringing, and Bangor. Three B’s, two friends, and two hobbies all in one evening.

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Filed Under: Bellringing, Blogging Tagged With: Battle of the Boyne, Bell tower, Bowling, Change ringing, Duke of Schomberg, Member of Parliament, North Down Borough Council, Stephen Glenn, Sylvia Hermon, Ward Park

The Showdown in the Pub – Wilson 0, Glenn 10

April 21, 2011 By Michael Carchrie Campbell 1 Comment

A few weeks after the botched attempt by the NO2AV campaign* to rig a debate in Belfast on the subject of the Referendum on the voting system on May 5, it might have been better for the NO campaign if Brian Wilson had stayed at home tonight as well.

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Filed Under: Fairer Votes Tagged With: #no2av, belfast, Brian Wilson, Electoral Reform Society, Institute for Public Policy Research, Martin McGuinness, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Assembly, Stephen Glenn, Yes to Fairer Votes

Celebrating our Saints: it’s one way of celebrating our European identity

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A lion’s heart of gold: Baroness Thatcher LG OM FRS 1925 – 2013

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£120k needed to stop Jewish religious silk hangings from leaving the UK

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‘I loved him. He was my son.’ A mother’s love for her gay son honoured 40 years later.

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results and more tests…

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Think Green and Purple: think Scouting?

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Stephen has problems with language…

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I’m amazed: I’m 48

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Today is brought to you by the numbers 72, 66 and 5…

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playing with rope but not with balls

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The Showdown in the Pub – Wilson 0, Glenn 10

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