http://forth.ie/content/forth Main articles en jason@jasonwalsh.ie Copyright 2010 2010-03-11T16:55:20+00:00 http://forth.ie/index.php/content/article/the_strange_death_of_liberalism http://forth.ie/index.php/content/article/the_strange_death_of_liberalism#When:17:55:20Z Why is modern Ireland home to some of the most conservative politics in Europe, asks JASON WALSH Analysis, Authors, Jason Walsh, Front page, Freedom, Ireland, The North, Liberties, Free speech, Media, Philosophy, Politics, Liberalism, 2010-03-11T17:55:20+00:00 http://forth.ie/index.php/content/article/why_i_am_proud_to_be_a_liberal http://forth.ie/index.php/content/article/why_i_am_proud_to_be_a_liberal#When:14:07:44Z STEPHEN MCGLENNON wonders how ‘liberal’ became a term of abuse and argues there’s still life in the old dog yet Analysis, Authors, Stephen McGlennon, Front page, Freedom, Ireland, Liberties, Free speech, Philosophy, Politics, Liberalism, 2010-03-11T14:07:44+00:00 http://forth.ie/index.php/content/article/church_has_already_used_parish_funds_for_sex_abuse_claims http://forth.ie/index.php/content/article/church_has_already_used_parish_funds_for_sex_abuse_claims#When:09:53:39Z The Catholic Church’s fund for compensation is empty, says COLETTE BROWNE Analysis, Authors, Front page, Columns, Ireland, The North, Philosophy, Religion, 2010-03-11T09:53:39+00:00 http://forth.ie/index.php/content/article/googles_stupid_advice_to_newspapers_stop_being_newspapers http://forth.ie/index.php/content/article/googles_stupid_advice_to_newspapers_stop_being_newspapers#When:22:28:25Z Google is not the newsmonster – nor is it omniscient, says JASON WALSH Analysis, Editor's picks, Authors, Jason Walsh, Front page, Business, Ireland, Media, Journalism, News, Politics, 2010-03-10T22:28:25+00:00 http://forth.ie/index.php/content/article/the_greens_arent_the_first_irish_party_to_rotate_ministerial_posts http://forth.ie/index.php/content/article/the_greens_arent_the_first_irish_party_to_rotate_ministerial_posts#When:19:17:20Z Why is the Green Party following in the truculent footsteps of the pre-agreement DUP? Analysis, Authors, Jason Walsh, Front page, Environment, Ireland, Politics, The Green Party, 2010-03-10T19:17:20+00:00 http://forth.ie/index.php/content/article/bloodsports_for_all http://forth.ie/index.php/content/article/bloodsports_for_all#When:14:57:23Z JASON WALSH loathes toffs as much as the next pleb but he doesn’t want to see fox hunting banned Analysis, Authors, Jason Walsh, Front page, Columns, Jason Walsh, News, Politics, The Left, British Labour, Irish Labour, The right, Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, World, Britain, 2010-03-10T14:57:23+00:00 http://forth.ie/index.php/content/article/educations_inflated_virtues http://forth.ie/index.php/content/article/educations_inflated_virtues#When:21:49:34Z Never mind grade inflation, expecting education to solve the country’s economic problems is a joke, says JASON WALSH Analysis, Editor's picks, Authors, Jason Walsh, Front page, Education, Secondary education, Tertiary education, Economy, Recession, Ireland, Politics, Crunching politics, 2010-03-09T21:49:34+00:00 http://forth.ie/index.php/content/article/classics_were_all_greek_to_me http://forth.ie/index.php/content/article/classics_were_all_greek_to_me#When:00:32:47Z 25 years after giving up Greek, ANDREW CALCUTT explains why he is now a Latin lover Analysis, Arts and culture, Authors, Andrew Calcutt, Front page, Education, Secondary education, Tertiary education, Philosophy, World, Britain, 2010-03-09T00:32:47+00:00 http://forth.ie/index.php/content/article/dirty_celebrations http://forth.ie/index.php/content/article/dirty_celebrations#When:19:40:55Z Social vampire and art critic Waldemar Januszak can now fondly remember the conflict in Ireland – but only because it’s over, says JAMES HEARTFIELD Analysis, Editor's picks, Arts and culture, Visual art, Authors, James Heartfield, Front page, Ireland, The North, Conflict, Media, Journalism, Politics, Republicanism, Sinn Féin, 2010-03-08T19:40:55+00:00 http://forth.ie/index.php/content/article/the_polis_and_the_nation http://forth.ie/index.php/content/article/the_polis_and_the_nation#When:19:12:17Z Nationialism was the politics of empowerment in the nineteenth century – but it’s now 2010, says ANDREW GALLAGHER Analysis, Authors, Front page, Ireland, The North, Conflict, Philosophy, Politics, World, Africa, Britain, 2010-03-08T19:12:17+00:00 http://forth.ie/index.php/content/article/end_scientific_whaling_hypocrisy_now http://forth.ie/index.php/content/article/end_scientific_whaling_hypocrisy_now#When:12:27:48Z Allow commercial whaling, says DAVID JACKMANSON Analysis, Authors, Front page, Environment, World, 2010-03-07T12:27:48+00:00 http://forth.ie/index.php/content/article/no_justice_in_police_deal http://forth.ie/index.php/content/article/no_justice_in_police_deal#When:11:17:17Z OWEN POLLEY says we’re gearing-up to blame the SDLP and UUP for failure but they are the very people who can fix the assembly by challenging its authoritarian, centralising nature Analysis, Front page, Ireland, The North, Politics, The right, Unionism, Democratic Unionist Party, Ulster Unionist Party, Republicanism, Sinn Féin, 2010-03-06T11:17:17+00:00 http://forth.ie/index.php/content/article/foot_balls http://forth.ie/index.php/content/article/foot_balls#When:13:02:00Z Michael Foot wasn’t a hero of the left, he was the last in a long line of Labour losers, says JASON WALSH Authors, Jason Walsh, Front page, Obituaries, Politics, The Left, British Labour, World, Britain, 2010-03-05T13:02:00+00:00 http://forth.ie/index.php/content/article/brown_and_camerons_hangdog_looks http://forth.ie/index.php/content/article/brown_and_camerons_hangdog_looks#When:09:35:15Z Is Britain headed for a hung parliament, asks JASON WALSH – and does it matter? Analysis, Authors, Jason Walsh, Front page, Business, Capitalism, Economy, Recession, Politics, Crunching politics, The Left, British Labour, The right, Conservatism, Conservative party, Unionism, Democratic Unionist Party, World, Britain, 2010-03-05T09:35:15+00:00 http://forth.ie/index.php/content/article/science_politics_and_the_public http://forth.ie/index.php/content/article/science_politics_and_the_public#When:05:00:14Z The UK government’s science policy isn’t just contradictory, it’s used a stand-in for politics, says science journalist TIMANDRA HARKNESS Analysis, Editor's picks, Authors, Front page, Heath and medicine, Healthcare policy, IT, Media, Journalism, Technology, World, Britain, 2010-03-04T05:00:14+00:00 http://forth.ie/index.php/content/article/your_country_my_arse http://forth.ie/index.php/content/article/your_country_my_arse#When:22:55:46Z Ireland’s desperate political elite is now begging the public for ideas – in a bizarre PR-driven competition Analysis, Authors, Jason Walsh, Front page, News, Politics, Crunching politics, 2010-03-03T22:55:46+00:00 http://forth.ie/index.php/content/article/tea_for_two_parties http://forth.ie/index.php/content/article/tea_for_two_parties#When:20:28:44Z Mad, bad and dangerous to know, the Tea Parties are the flip side of Obamamania and both contain positive aspects Analysis, Authors, Jason Walsh, Front page, Columns, Jason Walsh, Politics, World, North America, USA, 2010-03-03T20:28:44+00:00 http://forth.ie/index.php/content/article/malvinas_still_argentinas http://forth.ie/index.php/content/article/malvinas_still_argentinas#When:20:48:34Z Hillary Clinton’s unsolicited offer to mediate between Britain and Argentina should remind us that you don’t need a history degree to know the Falklands don’t belong to Britain. All you need is a map Analysis, Authors, Jason Walsh, Front page, World, Britain, 2010-03-02T20:48:34+00:00 http://forth.ie/index.php/content/article/st_paisley_retires http://forth.ie/index.php/content/article/st_paisley_retires#When:11:13:26Z As Ian Paisley prepares to step down from his role as MP forth traces his transformation from sectarian demagogue to living saint Authors, Jason Walsh, Front page, Ireland, The North, Conflict, Politics, The right, Unionism, Democratic Unionist Party, Ulster Unionist Party, 2010-03-02T11:13:26+00:00 http://forth.ie/index.php/content/article/forth_reporting http://forth.ie/index.php/content/article/forth_reporting#When:22:36:19Z The importance of numbers Front page, Site, 2010-03-01T22:36:19+00:00 http://forth.ie/index.php/content/article/slumming_it http://forth.ie/index.php/content/article/slumming_it#When:21:20:23Z A new Brand of environmentalism seeks to distance itself from its technophobic past but Stewart Brand’s paean to poverty is anything but progressive. JASON WALSH trawls through history, from the classical period to the age of Marxism to show why. Analysis, Editor's picks, Authors, Jason Walsh, Front page, Environment, Development - housing, Politics, Urbanism, 2010-02-28T21:20:23+00:00 http://forth.ie/index.php/content/article/chilean_earthquake_demonstrates_the_importance_of_development http://forth.ie/index.php/content/article/chilean_earthquake_demonstrates_the_importance_of_development#When:15:00:17Z The earthquake that struck Chile was stronger than the one that struck Haiti in January but the death toll is literally a thousand times lower Updated: 19.30 UTC Analysis, Authors, Jason Walsh, Front page, Environment, World, 2010-02-28T15:00:17+00:00 http://forth.ie/index.php/content/article/less_art_more_aesthetics http://forth.ie/index.php/content/article/less_art_more_aesthetics#When:12:52:55Z Aesthetic experience matters in all other aspects of life so why do software developers treat it like a frivolous luxury? Authors, Jason Walsh, Technology, 2010-02-27T12:52:55+00:00 http://forth.ie/index.php/content/article/two_cheers_for_tabloids http://forth.ie/index.php/content/article/two_cheers_for_tabloids#When:11:18:38Z They may offend liberal opinion but tabloid newspapers are the first line of defence for a free press, says JASON WALSH Analysis, Front page, Freedom, Ireland, Liberties, Free speech, Media, Journalism, World, Britain, 2010-02-27T11:18:38+00:00 http://forth.ie/index.php/content/article/i_love_the_underclass http://forth.ie/index.php/content/article/i_love_the_underclass#When:00:03:09Z Why politics would be lost without the ‘lower orders’ Analysis, Front page, 2010-02-26T00:03:09+00:00