Monthly Archives: December 2005

Playing The Racist Card

I see the BNP are playing the racist card on the Donegal Road. Apparently the area has delapidated since the Second World War, and local politicians have let the area down by allowing the Donegal Road to become flooded with … Continue reading

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Now Polling!

We love our voting in Northern Ireland, don’t we? I’ve been toying with the idea of doing polls on The Levee Breaks for a while now, and I think the time is right to get a bit of feedback on … Continue reading

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Worthy Sites For The Blogroll

I’ve been reading Jimmy Porter’s Desolation Row for a while now, ever since he got a mention on the venerable Slugger. ‘Course, back then he was known as the Blind Commissioner… Desolation Row is a great site. For the most … Continue reading

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Gay Weddings, What's The Big Deal?

Firstly, congratulations to Grainne Close and Shannon Sickles on being the first gay couple to get married in Northern Ireland in a civil ceremony. I hope you have a long and loving life together. There’s been much sanctimony over the … Continue reading

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Parenting In A Funk

I’ve been feeling a little bit under the weather lately, folks. Been forced to use up my holiday leave before the end of the year, so I took a lot of time off work this last couple of weeks. The … Continue reading

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Something Hot In My Pocket

Nope, it’s not because I’m pleased to see you….. The hot sensation in my groin was not the first stirrings of a rooter, not was it the aftermath of an STD (thankfully). I had an actual chemical reaction in my … Continue reading

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Rome: A Short Levee Holiday

Bongiovi! Almost a week since I posted here and no-one’s missed me yet? Did anyone call Missing Persons? Ah well…. The Levee crew (as we don’t call ourselves) went for a wee jaunt to Rome last Sunday for a few … Continue reading

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Missing In Action

I see everyone’s missed me loads. Didn’t even notice I’d disappeared for over a week, did you? Well, just in case you care, I’m alive and well and working away, just a bit out of my normal rhythm for blogging. … Continue reading

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Hypothetical Policing Question

Just a short one to start off with today. In a nutshell, Republicans refuse to acknowledge the PSNI because they are a state controlled organisation, have no jurisdiction, etc etc. And with this, we have witnessed the rise of the … Continue reading

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