I do think culture is an argument, and that was part of the way I was brought up. People at a social occasion in Ireland will start shouting and arguing. When the Yeats family lived in Bedford Park, they had… — Tom Paulin Copy Share Image
It's ironic that early on in the war with Afghanistan, the Americans and the British were saying, 'We recognise there must be a Palestinian state,' then they rapidly forgot about it. I think history will show that that kind of… — Tom Paulin Copy Share Image
Hitler bombed London into submission but in fact it created a sense of national solidarity. — Tom Paulin Copy Share Image
In my view the European culture carries a very heavy responsibility for the creation of Israel... it is a product of both British and… — Tom Paulin Copy Share Image
Many black people I know are proud of the Irish part of their heritage - an Irish grandparent, say - but they recognise that… — Tom Paulin Copy Share Image
I went to a grim Victorian school with classes of 40 or 50 children. It was a very rigid and unimaginative education, but it… — Tom Paulin Copy Share Image
Unfortunately, in the north and the south of Ireland, intolerant habits are part of the fabric of emotion, part of the identity crisis which… — Tom Paulin Copy Share Image
A truly vibrant and creative culture depends on a system of education which is not divided along class and sectarian lines. — Tom Paulin Copy Share Image
I think protest and actions have to be organised against the Israelis and their backers. There needs to be a concerted high profile campaign… — Tom Paulin Copy Share Image
