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Private Eye used to caricature his accent back in the day:
December 1, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Private Eye used to caricature his accent back in the day:
John Cole was very unionist-friendly on Northern Ireland, which had a discernible effect on the Guardian's reporting and editorial line when he worked there.
December 1, 2025 at 4:26 PM
John Cole was very unionist-friendly on Northern Ireland, which had a discernible effect on the Guardian's reporting and editorial line when he worked there.
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December 1, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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15. Under pressure, Catholic Emancipation was surrendered in April 1829, but the 40-shilling freeholders lost the vote. Alongside repeals in 1828 & the Reform Act 1832, it reshaped the UK constitution.
December 1, 2025 at 4:22 PM
15. Under pressure, Catholic Emancipation was surrendered in April 1829, but the 40-shilling freeholders lost the vote. Alongside repeals in 1828 & the Reform Act 1832, it reshaped the UK constitution.
14. Fears of civil war rose. Government procrastinated; Protestant Brunswick Clubs formed, Orangeism revived, Ribbon-men marched. Ireland seemed on the brink.
December 1, 2025 at 4:22 PM
14. Fears of civil war rose. Government procrastinated; Protestant Brunswick Clubs formed, Orangeism revived, Ribbon-men marched. Ireland seemed on the brink.
13. By 1828–29 tensions peaked. The Clare by-election saw O’Connell win a seat he couldn’t legally occupy. The masses rallied behind clergy & agitators like an army.
December 1, 2025 at 4:22 PM
13. By 1828–29 tensions peaked. The Clare by-election saw O’Connell win a seat he couldn’t legally occupy. The masses rallied behind clergy & agitators like an army.
12. Secret societies (Ribbonmen) supported the movement from below — despite O’Connell’s denunciations. His fiery language often encouraged them indirectly.
December 1, 2025 at 4:22 PM
12. Secret societies (Ribbonmen) supported the movement from below — despite O’Connell’s denunciations. His fiery language often encouraged them indirectly.
11. Landlords reported 'intimidation' of 'their' tenants, sermons, threats & organised mobilisations. The old authority of estate owners was collapsing before the people’s new confidence.
December 1, 2025 at 4:22 PM
11. Landlords reported 'intimidation' of 'their' tenants, sermons, threats & organised mobilisations. The old authority of estate owners was collapsing before the people’s new confidence.
10. 1826 elections: Catholic voters defied landlords for the first time. Shock victories in Waterford, Louth, Westmeath, Monaghan. The political system had been breached.
December 1, 2025 at 4:22 PM
10. 1826 elections: Catholic voters defied landlords for the first time. Shock victories in Waterford, Louth, Westmeath, Monaghan. The political system had been breached.
9. Government feared revolt. Some ministers warned that 1825 would be ‘the year of war’. But instead of uprising, a mass political movement was forming — the clergy acting as brokers rather than leaders.
December 1, 2025 at 4:22 PM
9. Government feared revolt. Some ministers warned that 1825 would be ‘the year of war’. But instead of uprising, a mass political movement was forming — the clergy acting as brokers rather than leaders.
8. The Catholic Association acted as a broad civil rights movement. “For the Catholic proprietor, it signifies a place in parliament; for the lawyer, a silk gown; for the poor, bread”.
December 1, 2025 at 4:22 PM
8. The Catholic Association acted as a broad civil rights movement. “For the Catholic proprietor, it signifies a place in parliament; for the lawyer, a silk gown; for the poor, bread”.
7. Their breakthrough idea: 1d associate membership — “Catholic Rent”. Paying even a penny gave a sense of belonging inclusive of the peasantry.
December 1, 2025 at 4:22 PM
7. Their breakthrough idea: 1d associate membership — “Catholic Rent”. Paying even a penny gave a sense of belonging inclusive of the peasantry.
6. Alarmed by Rockite unrest, O’Connell and Sheil founded the Catholic Association in 1823 to lead Catholic agitation. It began with only a few people in a room.
December 1, 2025 at 4:22 PM
6. Alarmed by Rockite unrest, O’Connell and Sheil founded the Catholic Association in 1823 to lead Catholic agitation. It began with only a few people in a room.
5. Rockites forced real concessions on the tithe question, and hardened peasant militancy and organisational capacity.
December 1, 2025 at 4:22 PM
5. Rockites forced real concessions on the tithe question, and hardened peasant militancy and organisational capacity.
4. The Rockite movement mixed sectarian defiance with global radicalism — citing Latin American independence, Greek revolt vs the Turks, British reformism & United Irishmen tradition.
December 1, 2025 at 4:22 PM
4. The Rockite movement mixed sectarian defiance with global radicalism — citing Latin American independence, Greek revolt vs the Turks, British reformism & United Irishmen tradition.
3. Rockite rhetoric was ferocious: threats to destroy “the brood of Luther” and send policemen “to hell or the North”. But much of it was symbolic bluster — not literal plans.
December 1, 2025 at 4:22 PM
3. Rockite rhetoric was ferocious: threats to destroy “the brood of Luther” and send policemen “to hell or the North”. But much of it was symbolic bluster — not literal plans.
2. Pastorini’s message spread by handbills, songs, travellers and placards. Southern peasants spoke of prophecy in daily life; though more morale-boosting than credulity.
December 1, 2025 at 4:22 PM
2. Pastorini’s message spread by handbills, songs, travellers and placards. Southern peasants spoke of prophecy in daily life; though more morale-boosting than credulity.
1. As liberalism faded in Ulster, the south saw Catholic peasant rebellion: the Captain Rock revolt (1821–24), driven by apocalyptic Pastorini prophecies predicting Protestant downfall in 1825.
December 1, 2025 at 4:22 PM
1. As liberalism faded in Ulster, the south saw Catholic peasant rebellion: the Captain Rock revolt (1821–24), driven by apocalyptic Pastorini prophecies predicting Protestant downfall in 1825.
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This is pretty much why they all hate the left, by the way: we don’t agree to pretend.
November 28, 2025 at 10:05 PM
This is pretty much why they all hate the left, by the way: we don’t agree to pretend.