1919 - The British Government was apparently concerned about what was happening in Ireland but, seemingly, only to the point that those it considered to be unoffending Irish people (!) might be treated the same as the rebels...
...that's one of sixteen pieces we'll be posting about here on Wednesday, 10th September, 2025, and that particular piece emphasises the propaganda practises that 'The Empire' employed in the approximate 54 to 65 countries that Westminster colonised and/or annexed and in the approximate 171 countries in total that were affected by it's political and/or military 'influence' ie where it exerted significant military and/or political control.
And, unfortunately, Ireland is included in those figures.
1920, Westminster and Ireland - a British spy network in Ireland was uncovered by the IRA, as was a 'spy instructor' ; the 'work' they were doing was investigated by the rebels as was the main player, the 'instructor' : and some of his 'extracurricular' activities were then made public...
1922 - the British administration in Ireland was, as expected, keeping a close eye on Mr Collins and his supporters to ensure that they were indeed on-side with the Treaty of Surrender and were actively engaged in hunting down the republican renegades (!) - updates re the lack of any such double-dealing were regularly sent back to Westminster...
1923 - "Put silk on a goat and it's still a goat' : this foreign august body of world leaders and intellectuals might just as well have been presented with a naked man as they declared, in unison - 'Oh the kings clothes are immaculate, not a stitch out of place, all is in order, move along there, nothing to see here...!'
...and that's all yer gettin' for now!
As stated, we'll be putting clothes (I'll get me coat...!) on the back of the above four pieces, and about a dozen other ones, on Wednesday, 10th September, 2025 : so do, please, give us a shout then ; sure we're tailor-made for ya...!
Thanks for the visit, and for reading - see yis again on the 10th!!
Sharon and the team.
