Counting the Cost of the Culture Club
As with every July before it, this July has descended into dispute, counter-protest, violence and thuggery. In the eye of this yearly maelstrom is the Orange Order and their “right” to parade. Rioting, destruction to property and near-death aside, this year has been particularly portentous. Politicians – of all shades – have scrambled over each other to pacify paramilitaries in East …