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Tom Griffin is a freelance writer and researcher. He is currently undertaking a Ph.D at the University of Strathclyde. 

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The conspiracy theory of the peace process is a dangerous myth

Tom Griffin 27 June 2012

In the wake of the historic handshake between the Queen and Martin McGuinness, Deputy First Minister for Northern Ireland and a Sinn Féin politician with IRA links in his past, Tom Griffin explores various conspiracy theories which exist regarding the Troubles and the subsequent peace process.

The mystery of IRG Ltd: Britain's former defence secretary and the right-wing lobby

Tom Griffin 25 October 2011
Last week, Britain's defence secretary resigned following the revelation that he was using a friend with close links to right-wing lobbyists as an unofficial foreign envoy. While the government attempts to bury the story, Opposition leader Ed Miliband has a duty to pursue the truth.

David Cameron must remember the lessons of Bloody Sunday

Tom Griffin 13 August 2011
In the aftermath of the riots that swept across England last week, the UK government must not rush to adopt draconian policing tactics.

When conniving is not collusion: The Murder of Rosemary Nelson

Tom Griffin 26 May 2011
Was there state collusion in the killing of Rosemary Nelson, the solicitor who was blown up by loyalists at her home in Lurgan in 1999? Two very different answers to that question were put forward in the Commons this week, following the report of the inquiry into her death

How to defeat the Coalition

Tom Griffin 31 March 2011
There is enough energy in the public's opposition to the cuts and the marketisation of public services to frustrate and split the UK's Coalition government. But this will need a forensic approach.

Mission Creep: How the ACPO empire hyped eco-terrorism

Tom Griffin 16 January 2011
The exposure of an agent raises questions about the policing of climate protests

The military response to direct action, General Kitson's manual

Tom Griffin 22 December 2010
In 1971 a counter-insurgency manual set out an operational response to non-violent direct action protest movements as well as military insurgencies like the Provision IRA in Northern Ireland, drawing on the UK's colonial experience. Today, it holds a surprise for a new reader.

Tuition fees rebellion sparks coalition crisis

Tom Griffin 5 December 2010
While the voting day on tuition fees is fast approaching, a substantial number of Lib Dem MPs have not yet declared their hand. Journalist Tom Griffin has compiled a list of all the Liberal MPs, indicating how they are likely to vote on Thursday.

Does the union need unionism?

Tom Griffin 18 October 2010
It is not clear what unites political unionism in Northern Ireland in its present form.

Northern Ireland Secretary quizzed over dissident contacts

Tom Griffin 13 September 2010
Is the British government talking to dissident republicans?

Covering the conflict: Human rights and journalism in Northern Ireland

Tom Griffin 13 August 2010
Did journalists do enough to defend human rights during the troubles in Northern Ireland? That was a key question in a fascinating debate in Belfast last week under the auspices of Amnesty International and Féile an Phobail.

Bloody Sunday - The Saville verdict on Britain's masacre of the innocents in Northern Ireland

Tom Griffin 16 June 2010
After years of taking years of evidence and an expenditure of nearly £200 million, a British Inquiry has dispassionately concluded that the army paratroopers shot 14 innocent people in 1971 without justification, an event that convinced many Northern Ireland Catholics that war had been declared upon them and they had to take up the armed struggle in self-defense.

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Niki Seth-Smith is a freelance journalist and co-editor of OurKingdom.

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