It looks like everyone is on the same page on policing here. An internal police review, under Hugh Orde, commented unfavourably on the time spent on paperwork. The NI Justice Minister, Paul Goggins, MP, and the NIO, are reportedly about to introduce streamlined action to deal with low-level crimes. And the new Chief Constable wants to free his officers from the “tyranny of too much red tape”. Is there anyone I’ve forgotten?
‘news’ is often a polite way of saying ‘editor’s whim’ Given the shift from print to online and e-ink, maybe Tom Rachman’s The Imperfectionists was a suitable first first book for me to finish reading on the Kindle. Considering the economic pressures on the newspaper industry, his novel perhaps captures the spirit and soul of [...] read our review »
It’s not published until 3rd March, but one book I recommend you place an advance order for from Slugger’s Bookstore is James Harkin’s Niche. Belfast émigré Harkin examines a number of stories from business, culture and politics and comes to a single insight: everywhere the broad middle is collapsing. He offers Woolworths as an iconic exemplar [...] read our review »