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https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2016/03/the-german-and-russian-sympathies-of.html Brian John Spencer: The German and Russian sympathies of Connolly and Pearse As by the Paris Review if he could speak German to his German captors in the Second World War, Kurt Vonnegut said: "I had heard my par... brian john spencer german https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2016/02/northernireland2016-interview-series-al.html Brian John Spencer: #NorthernIreland2016 Interview Series - Al Millar Al Millar hales from east Donegal. He was educated in Raphoe and went afterwards to Trinity College Dublin. He currently living and wo... brian john spencer interview series al millar https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2016/02/northernireland2016-interview-series_17.html Brian John Spencer: #NorthernIreland2016 Interview Series - Jude Collins Jude Collins is an Irish writer and broadcaster. He attended primary school in Omagh (Christian Brothers) and boarded at Seamus Heaney's... brian john spencer interview series jude collins https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2015/01/harry-furniss-confessions-of.html Brian John Spencer: Harry Furniss - 'The Confessions of a Caricaturist' (1901) Edward Carson by Irish cartoonist Harry Furniss . Harry Furniss is an Irish-born cartoonist who worked in England and wrote an autobio... brian john spencer harry furniss the confessions https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2016/04/northernireland2016-interview-series_4.html Brian John Spencer: #NorthernIreland2016 Interview Series - Mick Fealty Mick Fealty was born in Belfast and raised in the religiously mixed community of Holywood in Co Down. In his early adult years he work... brian john spencer interview series mick fealty https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2013/06/andrew-sullivan-on-syrian-non.html Brian John Spencer: Andrew Sullivan on Syrian non-intervention Illustration by George Butler To my mind, Andrew Sullivan has put together the most reasoned and forceful argument against intervention... brian john spencer andrew sullivan syrian non intervention https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2013/06/being-british-irish-and-northern-irish.html?m=0 Brian John Spencer: Being British and Irish and Northern Irish @ shezza_t I think @ basilmccrea put it well: He's British AND Irish AND Northern Irish. So am I. Choosing one identity makes no sense #n... brian john spencer british and irish northern https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2013/06/let-talk-warby-parker.html Brian John Spencer: Let's talk Warby Parker Given mention here: http://feedly.com/k/139l4W5 brian john spencer let talk parker https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2016/02/northernireland2016-interview-series_19.html?m=0 Brian John Spencer: #NorthernIreland2016 Interview Series - Liam Kennedy Professor Liam Kennedy was born in Co Tipperary in 1946, he is 69. He was educated at UCC and then University of York. He now lives ... brian john spencer interview series liam kennedy https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2013/09/the-basic-canon-of-northern-irish-life.html Brian John Spencer: The Basic Canon of Northern Irish life - Mistrust Leon Uris in his book The Haj wrote of Arabs: "So before I was nine I learned the basic canon of Arab life. It was me against my brother, m... brian john spencer the basic northern irish https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2014/05/ian-knox-and-his-penny-farthing-ctd.html Brian John Spencer: Ian Knox and his Penny Farthing, Ctd A selection of pictures of Ian Knox on his Penny Farthing. Enjoy. Previous posts of Ian Knox on his Penny Farthing here and here . Ot... brian john spencer penny farthing knox ctd https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2014/03/live-drawing-ramoreportrush-part-3.html Brian John Spencer: Live Drawing - @RamorePortrush [Part 3] On February 21 2014 I did a third evening of Live Drawing at the Ramore Wine Bar ( @RamorePortrush ), Portrush. Click below to see a se... brian john spencer live drawing part https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2014/06/morten-morland-mortenmorland-cartoon.html Brian John Spencer: Morten Morland (@mortenmorland) - The cartoon process with Michael Gove Morten Morland walks us through how he began drawing Michael Gove. I have noticed this. That there are people who are deceptive. You l... brian john spencer https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2013/12/guest-post-special-delivery-screenplay.html Brian John Spencer: (Guest post) Special Delivery: a Screenplay The characters: John McCarthy: Journalist, and former hostage during the Lebanon Hostage Crisis, held captive for five years from 1986 to 19... brian john spencer guest post special delivery screenplay https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2014/06/brendan-flanagan-pub-is-unrivalled.html Brian John Spencer: Brendan Flanagan - "[The pub is] an unrivalled space for civic discussion" Members of the Inishowen Civic Forum, including Tim Stampton, Patrick McCarroll, Ros Harvey, Jim McCarroll, Francis Faulkner, Brendan Flan... brian john spencer https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2013/10/deporting-unionists-ctd.html Brian John Spencer: Deporting unionists, Ctd In an earlier post here I outlined how Sean Lemass proposed the removal of unionists from the island of Ireland. How very pleasant, plural,... brian john spencer deporting unionists ctd https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2013/10/martin-rowson-on-political-cartoons.html Brian John Spencer: Martin Rowson on political cartoons Martin Rowson said of drawing politicians on the BBC One Show: "The one thing worse for a politician than being drawn in a political cart... brian john spencer martin rowson political cartoons https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2013/11/giles-coren-does-education-stifle-your.html Brian John Spencer: Giles Coren - Does education stifle your creative spark? Giles Coren thinks so. Writing in The Times he said : "It is more and more widely recognised that education cripples you, strips you of yo... brian john spencer giles coren your creative https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2013/06/coffee-with-jeffrey-peel-talking-ni21.html?m=0 Brian John Spencer: Coffee with Jeffrey Peel, talking NI21 For some time now I've enjoyed reading and following Jeff Peel on Twitter and on his blog which you can access here . He's a man of eru... brian john spencer coffee with jeffrey peel talking https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2016/02/northernireland2016-interview-series_27.html?m=0 Brian John Spencer: #NorthernIreland2016 Interview Series - David McDowell David was born in Belfast in 1970 and lived there and in the Glens of Antrim. He attended Larne Grammar and Belfast Royal Academy, ... brian john spencer interview series david mcdowell https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2013/02/the-maker-movement-and-digital-factories.html?m=0 Brian John Spencer: The Maker Movement and Digital Factories On Monday 10 December 2012 the Today Programme on BBC Radio 4 discussed the rise of digital factories, digital manufacturing, the a... brian john spencer the maker and digital movement factories https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2013/07/bertrand-russell-on-protestantism.html?m=0 Brian John Spencer: Bertrand Russell on Protestantism This comes via Maud Newton's blog which I highly encourage you to read here . In a post ( here ) she quoted Bertrand Russel from his bo... brian john spencer bertrand russell protestantism https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2017/05/degrees-of-irishness.html Brian John Spencer: Degrees of Irishness? The Rt Hon Timothy Healy , Governor General of the Irish Free State, by Sir William Orpen 'My dear Boy, come and see me whenever you li... brian john spencer degrees https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2016/02/northernireland2016-interview-series_12.html?m=0 Brian John Spencer: #NorthernIreland2016 Interview Series - Michael Hamilton Coulter McDowell Michael Hamilton Coulter McDowell is 64. His early childhood was spent on the Holywood Road, East Belfast, then to adulthood he lived... brian john spencer interview series michael hamilton coulter https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2014/03/art-is-theft-ctd_13.html Brian John Spencer: Art is theft, Ctd Look at the cartoon I did above left and here. Then check out the cartoon of Barack Obama above right by Andre Carrilho. You can see ... brian john spencer art is theft ctd https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2016/04/northernireland2016-interview-series_3.html Brian John Spencer: #NorthernIreland2016 Interview Series - Alan Burnside Alan Burnside was born in North Belfast in 1947. He lived on the front of the Woodvale Road from 1953 to 1973 opposite the original Holy ... brian john spencer interview series alan burnside https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2013/09/interns-david-cameron-wants-you-to.html Brian John Spencer: Interns - David Cameron wants you to report exploitation Rosemary Bennet explained things in The Times. ' Cameron urges interns to report exploitation' was the title of the article, published Sept... brian john spencer david cameron to report interns https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2014/05/unhappy-when-working-unhappy-when.html Brian John Spencer: Unhappy when working. Unhappy when workless, Ctd I often feel guilt for my bohemia. Guilty that I can sit in a coffee shop and read and practice my art while others have to slave arou... brian john spencer unhappy working ctd https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2014/06/hunter-s-thompson-typing-out-work-of.html?m=1 Brian John Spencer: Hunter S. Thompson - Typing out the work of the best writers Airman (2nd class) Hunter S. Thompson before his (honourable) discharge from the USAF in 1958. Porter Bibb, a childhood friend of Hunter... brian john spencer https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2013/05/ukip-british-tea-party-thats-reshaping.html Brian John Spencer: Ukip, the British Tea Party that's Reshaping British Politics My essay on the League of Ordinary Gentlemen on the rise of Ukip. Read what I had to say here . brian john spencer https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2013/09/aleks-krotoski-on-combinatorial.html Brian John Spencer: Aleks Krotoski on Combinatorial Creativity On a recent BBC Radio 4 show, 'Last Bus to Serendip' Aleks Krotoski ( @aleksk ) discussed serendipity (her blog runs some stuff on it ... brian john spencer aleks krotoski combinatorial creativity https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2013/06/coffee-with-jeffrey-peel-talking-ni21.html Brian John Spencer: Coffee with Jeffrey Peel, talking NI21 For some time now I've enjoyed reading and following Jeff Peel on Twitter and on his blog which you can access here . He's a man of eru... brian john spencer coffee with jeffrey peel talking https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2014/12/sinn-feins-logophobia-of-northern.html Brian John Spencer: Sinn Fein's logophobia of "Northern Ireland" Cartoon by Ian Knox Martin McGuinness might be a chief administrator of a devolved province of the United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, bu... brian john spencer sinn fein northern ireland https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2014/10/brutal-bilious-cartooning.html Brian John Spencer: "Brutal, bilious" cartooning Cartoon by HM Bateman In his canonical article, 'The Kentucky Derby is Decadent and Depraved' , Hunter S. Thompson wrote about Ralph ... brian john spencer brutal bilious cartooning https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2014/03/charlesmblow-writing-is-hard-ctd.html Brian John Spencer: @CharlesMBlow - Writing is hard, Ctd Writing is alternately a narcissistic and dreadfully self-doubting process, and somewhere in the valley between the two something grows... ... brian john spencer writing is hard ctd https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2013/10/being-irish.html Brian John Spencer: Taking back being Irish from the little Irelanders @brianjohnspencr Absolutely. An unfortunate consequence of our history is the Catholicism and gaelicisation of Irishness. Should be more p... brian john spencer from the taking back https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2014/04/when-its-cool-to-be-dumb-ctd.html Brian John Spencer: When it's cool to be dumb, Ctd Shane Smith ( @ShaneSmith30 ), CEO and co-founder of VICE, said : "One of the shocking things when I go back to Canada is they cut off... brian john spencer to be https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2014/08/poetry-and-literature-new-scripture.html Brian John Spencer: Poetry and literature, the new scripture Anyone who knows me by my social media presence knows that I love quotes. Yes it can be a meaningless act - Ralph Waldo Emerson who said ... brian john spencer poetry and literature the new scripture https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2013/06/uni-applications-up-in-northern-ireland.html?m=0 Brian John Spencer: Uni Applications up in Northern Ireland, Down in England and Wales Newspaper cutting is from p.14 of the June 1 2013 edition of the Guardian. It found that applications in England and Wales are well below pr... brian john spencer in northern ireland https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2013/08/the-cult-of-university-ctd.html?m=1 Brian John Spencer: The Cult of University, Ctd I recently wrote an open word of warning to GCSE and A-Level students considering going to university. The message was simple: think for y... brian john spencer the cult university ctd https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2013/12/live-drawing-thriftway-2013.html Brian John Spencer: Live Drawing - Thriftway 2013 Mukesh Sharma asked me to come along to the Thriftway 2013 Christmas party at the Crumlin Road Gaol. Above and below you can see a sel... brian john spencer live drawing thriftway https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2016/02/partition-in-ireland-is-strengthened-by.html Brian John Spencer: Partition in Ireland is strengthened by violence Cartoon by Ian Knox George Bernard Shaw portended that partition in the north would lead to "an autonomous political lunatic asylum." J... brian john spencer in ireland partition strengthened violence https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2013/12/the-artists-journey-ctd-deanes-wall.html Brian John Spencer: The artist's journey, Ctd Deane's wall painting #2 Check out how I went from brief to final product in the images above and below. brian john spencer the artist https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2014/04/united-kingdom-national-security-and.html Brian John Spencer: United Kingdom - The national security and anti-terrorism state David Allen Green ( @JackofKent ) wrote an article on his blog, 'The national security and anti-terrorism party.' In that he said that g... brian john spencer united kingdom the national https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2013/02/the-maker-movement-and-digital-factories.html Brian John Spencer: The Maker Movement and Digital Factories On Monday 10 December 2012 the Today Programme on BBC Radio 4 discussed the rise of digital factories, digital manufacturing, the a... brian john spencer the maker and digital movement factories https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2013/07/writing-is-hard-ctd-you-enjoy-writing.html Brian John Spencer: Writing is hard, Ctd "If you enjoy writing you're doing something wrong..." The late American journalist and author Stanley Karnow said the following of writing in a panel discussion on writing, 'How to Become ... brian john spencer https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2013/06/one-million-fatherless-homes-in-uk.html Brian John Spencer: One Million Fatherless Homes in the UK A report by the think-tank, Centre for Social Justice has found that the number of single-parent families in the UK is on t... brian john spencer one million in the fatherless homes https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2015/04/easter-tuesday-1916-by-james-stephens.html Brian John Spencer: Easter Tuesday 1916 by James Stephens James Stephens by Sir William Rothenstein Ninety-nine years ago the Dublin writer James Stephens lived and worked and wrote in and abo... brian john spencer easter tuesday by james stephens https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2013/11/gillian-tett-if-country-wants-to.html Brian John Spencer: Gillian Tett - If a country wants to improve its education system its... Gillian Tett provided an overview of the successful education systems across Finland, Poland and South Korea and drew a few key lessons from... brian john spencer https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2013/11/the-influence-of-andrew-sullivan-ctd.html Brian John Spencer: The Influence of Andrew Sullivan, Ctd Ross Douthat wrote of Andrew Sullivan in The New York Times here : "The day the gay marriage rulings were handed down I raised the pos... brian john spencer the influence andrew sullivan ctd https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2013/09/tony-james-graduating-and-being-able-to.html Brian John Spencer: Tony James - Graduating and being able to use your brain President and CEO of Blackstone, Tony James said during a recent interview on Bloomberg News: "I love my Job and I've got the best job in... brian john spencer https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2013/09/sectarians-are-morally-and-mentally.html Brian John Spencer: Christopher Hitchens - Sectarians are morally and mentally unwell Christopher Hitchens explains at 51 minutes here how he regards those who suffer anti-Semitism as the both mentally and morally un-well. ... brian john spencer christopher hitchens https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2013/08/dale-j-stephens-educations-skills.html Brian John Spencer: Dale J Stephens - Education's Skills Asymmetry, Ctd Dale J Stephens explained his position on university and the 'Skills Asymmetry' problem: "That is a notion that is put into our brains... brian john spencer dale https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2015/01/jack-kyle-on-ian-paisley.html Brian John Spencer: Jack Kyle on Ian Paisley Jack Kyle , rugby player and surgeon, born on February 10 1926. Aged 88 he passed away on November 28 2014. [ UPDATE - Read my essay ... brian john spencer jack kyle paisley https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2014/02/live-drawing-thejohnhewitt_26.html Brian John Spencer: Live Drawing - @TheJohnHewitt [Part 2] On Thursday February 20 2014 I settled into The John Hewitt bar ( @TheJohnHewitt ) for an evening of drawing happy people celebrating... brian john spencer live drawing part https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2016/02/sinn-fein-revisionism-ctd_27.html?m=0 Brian John Spencer: Sinn Fein revisionism, Ctd Eamonn McCann said in an interview with Eamonn Mallie on Irish TV: "The reforms which emerged allegedly from the armed struggle were i... brian john spencer sinn fein revisionism ctd https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2014/02/terence-oneill-moderate-and-ulster-at.html Brian John Spencer: Terence O'Neill - The Moderate and Ulster at Cross Roads Captain Terence O'Neill with his predecessor Lord Brookeborough David McCann wrote in the News Letter of March 2013 on the 50th anni... brian john spencer https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2016/02/david-trimble-easter-rebellion-of-1916.html?m=0 Brian John Spencer: David Trimble - The Easter Rebellion of 1916 Published in 1992 Click the link to read each chapter: Chapter One , Two , Three , Four , Five , Six and Seven . brian john spencer david trimble easter rebellion https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2013/07/writing-on-paper-ctd_21.html?m=0 Brian John Spencer: Writing on paper, Ctd Via the Dish ( here ) I came across this Slate Magazine article entitled, ' I Write All My Blog Posts Out Longhand, and You Should Too' .... brian john spencer writing on paper ctd https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2013/06/coffeehouses-are-crucibles-of-creativity.html?m=0 Brian John Spencer: Coffeehouses are crucibles of creativity Tom Standage of the Economist wrote in the New York Times Sunday Review: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/23/opinion/sunday/social-networkin... brian john spencer coffeehouses crucibles creativity https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2014/03/live-drawing-with-ian-knox-at-tweetupni.html Brian John Spencer: Live Drawing with Ian Knox at #TweetUpNI On Thursday 14 March 2014 I spent an evening drawing and cartooning at the Slugger O'Toole event, 'Belfast's Big Tweet Up'. Above is a... brian john spencer live drawing knox https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2013/08/rosa-luxemburg-and-internationalism-ctd.html Brian John Spencer: Rosa Luxemburg and Internationalism, Ctd Paul Mattick said of Rosa Luxemburg and her internationalism: 'While Rosa Luxemburg did not fare well with her theory of accumulation... brian john spencer rosa luxemburg internationalism ctd https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2014/10/roy-lichtenstein-art-is-theft-ctd.html?m=0 Brian John Spencer: Roy Lichtenstein - Art is theft, Ctd The famous Roy Lichtenstein 'Wham!' panel is the above image. The original by Irv Novick is below it. Roy Lichtenstein is well known fo... brian john spencer roy lichtenstein art is theft ctd https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2016/03/northernireland2016-interview-series_17.html Brian John Spencer: #NorthernIreland2016 Interview Series - Stephen Hillis Stephen Hillis is a 40 year old married man with 2 young children. He was brought up in Belfast and Newtownards. He then studied at UUC... brian john spencer interview series stephen https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2014/07/andrew-sullivan-sullydish-on-tuam-babies.html Brian John Spencer: Andrew Sullivan (@SullyDish) on the Tuam babies Cartoon by Martyn Turner Fintan O'Toole tweeted: "[Ireland] locked up more people in psychiatric wards than Stalin's Soviet Union did... brian john spencer andrew sullivan on the tuam babies https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2013/07/educations-skills-asymmetry-ctd-you.html?m=0 Brian John Spencer: Education's Skills Asymmetry, Ctd You need more than Microsoft Word The above comes from a feature in Forbes Magazine which you can read in full here . brian john spencer https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2013/06/patricia-park-argues-case-for-blue.html Brian John Spencer: Patricia Park argues the case for blue-collar work Patricia Park makes more money bagging groceries than lecturing at a university. In an article for the Guardian here and excerpted below, s... brian john spencer https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2014/10/vivisected-northern-ireland-hugh-muir.html Brian John Spencer: Vivisected Northern Ireland - Hugh Muir, be Intolerant of intolerance I've written before about the vanity of small differences and the vivisection of Northern Ireland and the baleful effects of these egre... brian john spencer northern ireland https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2014/06/hunter-s-thompson-typing-out-work-of.html Brian John Spencer: Hunter S. Thompson - Typing out the work of the best writers Airman (2nd class) Hunter S. Thompson before his (honourable) discharge from the USAF in 1958. Porter Bibb, a childhood friend of Hunter... brian john spencer https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2016/04/northernireland2016-interview-series.html Brian John Spencer: #NorthernIreland2016 Interview Series - Shane Kenna Shane Kenna is a Doctor of History. Shane holds a PhD in Modern Irish History from Trinity College, Dublin and has written extensive... brian john spencer interview series shane kenna https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2015/01/salman-rushdie-avoid-politeness-ctd.html Brian John Spencer: Salman Rushdie - Avoid politeness, Ctd Salman Rushdie by Ralph Steadman In a conversation with Christopher Hitchens, Salman Rushdie said that respect proper means that you... brian john spencer salman rushdie avoid politeness ctd https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2016/03/edwardian-ireland-was-religiously.html Brian John Spencer: Edwardian Ireland was a religiously apartheid island Irish politicians and jurists effectively enshrined Roman Catholic canon law into Irish statute and jurisprudence Conor Cruise O'Brie... brian john spencer edwardian ireland apartheid island https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2013/06/an-open-letter-to-sir-david-bell-part-3.html Brian John Spencer: Employability versus The Traditional University Degree - An Open Letter to Sir... Sir David Bell, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Reading. The Socratic dialogue continues. Part 1 of this dialectical series was b... brian john spencer https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2014/08/the-lundy-terror-ctd.html Brian John Spencer: The Lundy terror, Ctd The scene in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, as spectators watch the annual Burning of Lundy ceremony. Robert Lundy I was struck by the I... brian john spencer lundy terror ctd https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2014/07/christopher-hitchens-you-cant.html Brian John Spencer: Christopher Hitchens - You can't ventriloquise the dead [ UPDATE - see more thoughts on Tumblr here ] Christopher Hitchens said : "Michael Korda, who has just done an excellent book on pr... brian john spencer christopher hitchens you can https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2014/12/matt-and-drawing-northern-ireland.html Brian John Spencer: Matt and drawing Northern Ireland politics A cartoon by Matt cartoons following the OTR letter scandal He shared a funny anecdote on Northern Ireland: "I do remember doin... brian john spencer northern ireland matt drawing politics https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2014/09/will-self-art-is-theft-ctd.html?m=0 Brian John Spencer: Will Self - Art is theft, Ctd Kingsley Amis by Anglo-Polish impressionist painter Feliks Topolski Will Self (@wself) said during a panel conversation on Dubliners by... brian john spencer will self art is theft ctd https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2013/06/dawkins-on-why-left-right-continuum-is.html Brian John Spencer: Dawkins on why the Left-Right Continuum is Insufficient At 4 minutes 35 seconds Richard Dawkins explains persuasively why the traditional Left-Right spectrum employed to describe political view... brian john spencer https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2013/05/talent-or-hard-work-thoughts-with-dan.html Brian John Spencer: Talent or Hard Work? Thoughts with Dan Pink I've always assumed that it's only the super-freaky talented who really make it in life. Howver my thinking has changed in recent times ... brian john spencer hard work talent https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2014/09/comparison-and-self-doubt-are-thief-of.html Brian John Spencer: Comparison and self-doubt are the thief of creativity Eleanor Roosevelt wrote that "comparison is the thief of joy." Comparison is also the thief of production and creativity. It is deadly and... brian john spencer self doubt https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2013/12/third-way-21-december-2013.html Brian John Spencer: Third Way - 21 December 2013 I made a brief address along the following lines. "Peace has to be fought for in every generation. As Christopher Hitchens said, th... brian john spencer third way december https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2019/01/ireland-was-never-united.html Brian John Spencer: Ireland was never united It was written in 1913: "The Celtic Church no doubt had its golden age. It produced saints and men of learning. It sent out its missio... brian john spencer ireland never united https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2013/06/uni-applications-up-in-northern-ireland.html Brian John Spencer: Uni Applications up in Northern Ireland, Down in England and Wales Newspaper cutting is from p.14 of the June 1 2013 edition of the Guardian. It found that applications in England and Wales are well below pr... brian john spencer in northern ireland https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2013/06/youth-unemployment-in-ireland.html Brian John Spencer: Youth unemployment in Ireland Fintan O'Toole on the effects here: http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/emigration-story-by-far-the-most-important-of-modern-ireland-1... brian john spencer youth unemployment ireland https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2016/02/james-joyce-in-vanity-fair-1922.html?m=0 Brian John Spencer: James Joyce in Vanity Fair (1922) Joyce by Mina Loy. Also by Djuna Barnes here. Djuna Barnes wrote about her meeting with James Joyce at the Deux Megots for Vanity ... brian john spencer james joyce vanity fair https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2014/01/ed-moloney-censorship-extended-troubles.html Brian John Spencer: Ed Moloney - Censorship extended the Troubles by up to a decade The Irish journalist Ed Moloney wrote in the Nieman Reports of Hardvard University here . He started with a brief historical sweep: "Ce... brian john spencer https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2013/07/christopher-hitchens-on-northern_23.html Brian John Spencer: Christopher Hitchens on Northern Ireland's "parasitic class" "I eventually came to appreciate a feature of the situation that has since helped me to understand similar obduracy in Lebanon, Gaza, Cyprus... brian john spencer christopher hitchens northern ireland https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2015/01/laydown-liberalism.html Brian John Spencer: Laydown liberalism Cartoon by Martin Rowson For Andrew Sullivan religion was at the heart of the Charlie Hebdo killing and that religion was Islam. He wr... brian john spencer laydown liberalism https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2016/02/why-do-people-call-northern-ireland.html?m=0 Brian John Spencer: Why do people call Northern Ireland Ulster? Edward Carson and James Craig, the founding fathers of Northern Ireland, who were party to the dismembering not only of Ireland but Ulste... brian john spencer northern ireland people call ulster https://brianjohnspencer.blogspot.com/2013/06/why-does-everyone-want-to-go-to-law_25.html?m=0 Brian John Spencer: Why does everyone want to go to Law School? Ctd Legal Education andTraining... After 30 months, it's out. Legal Cheek has produced a good summation of the 335 page document. 10 tweets that help you understand th...