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I was educated at the University of Manchester, Swansea University and the Polytechnic of Wales, where I studied History, Philosophy and Intellectual and Art History (MA). I have lived and worked in Ireland, Germany and Holland and the UK as a barman, labourer, soldier, Aircraft sealer, Trade Marks Examiner, Ministerial Policy Adviser, Head of International Relations at the Welsh Office and Principal Private Secretary to the Presiding Officer at the National Assembly for Wales. I left the Civil Service in 2005 disenchanted with politicians and have since dedicated myself to art and writing. My paintings, as my writing, are personal and intense. The Night Traveller (MJ Maguire) was my first novel and was published in 2010. My art and writing say all there is to know about me.
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Monday, December 31, 2018
I Don't Know What The Weather Is Like In Moscow - A Case For Respect in 2019 Mark John Maguire argues that mutual respect in discussing and arguing about such polarising issues as Donald Trump's Presidency and Brexit, is essential if a healthy, free, democratic society is to remain as the cornerstone of our society.
Monday, December 31, 2018I Don't Know What The Weather Is Like In Moscow - A Case For Respect in 2019 Mark John Maguire argues that mutual respect in discussing and arguing about such polarising issues as Donald Trump's Presidency and Brexit, is essential if a healthy, free, democratic society is to remain as the cornerstone of our society.
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Monday, April 9, 2018
Salisbury Poisoning: The Questions That Won't Go Away Mark John Maguire argues that the UK Government's highly improbable - and evidence-free - narrative concerning the "Salisbury poisoning" needs to be challenged if we are to establish 1) what kind of poisoning took place in Salisbury and 2) who - if anyone - was responsible for it. To date, the only victims appear to be 2 guinea pigs and cat, which were the victims of neglect and starvation by the authorities.
Monday, April 9, 2018Salisbury Poisoning: The Questions That Won't Go Away Mark John Maguire argues that the UK Government's highly improbable - and evidence-free - narrative concerning the "Salisbury poisoning" needs to be challenged if we are to establish 1) what kind of poisoning took place in Salisbury and 2) who - if anyone - was responsible for it. To date, the only victims appear to be 2 guinea pigs and cat, which were the victims of neglect and starvation by the authorities.
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Thursday, March 15, 2018
Murder in the Cathedral City and other Cautionary Tales Mark John Maguire argues that the British Government must provide evidence of its claims with regard to Russia and its alleged involvement in the poisoning of 2 people in Salisbury. This is in line with natural justice and with due process. Following the British Government's recent history in respect of making wild and untruthful claims in respect of Iraq, Libya and Syria it is vital that proper tests be applied to its claims.
Thursday, March 15, 2018Murder in the Cathedral City and other Cautionary Tales Mark John Maguire argues that the British Government must provide evidence of its claims with regard to Russia and its alleged involvement in the poisoning of 2 people in Salisbury. This is in line with natural justice and with due process. Following the British Government's recent history in respect of making wild and untruthful claims in respect of Iraq, Libya and Syria it is vital that proper tests be applied to its claims.
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Tuesday, November 28, 2017
Why the ICC should Prosecute a Western Leader The jailing of Ratko Mladic last week for war crimes committed during the Yugloslav wars of the 1990s has brought to book one of those reviled by the West - but it has yet again highlighted the absence of Western figures from the international-justice process. Mark John Maguire argues that the broad auspices of the ICC was intended to remedy this inequality and that if the ICC is to survive it must address this criticism.
Tuesday, November 28, 2017Why the ICC should Prosecute a Western Leader The jailing of Ratko Mladic last week for war crimes committed during the Yugloslav wars of the 1990s has brought to book one of those reviled by the West - but it has yet again highlighted the absence of Western figures from the international-justice process. Mark John Maguire argues that the broad auspices of the ICC was intended to remedy this inequality and that if the ICC is to survive it must address this criticism.
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Thursday, July 27, 2017
Under Sentence of Death: Charlie Gard and Great Ormond Street Hospital Charlie Gard is expected to have his life ended in Great Ormond Street Hospital despite the wishes of his parents and offers of help from institutions and medical facilities around the world - including the Vatican. The appeals process has run out and he will die within a couple of days. The decisions and processes involved have raised concerns about the UK's medical system and especially Great Ormond Street Hospital itself.
Thursday, July 27, 2017Under Sentence of Death: Charlie Gard and Great Ormond Street Hospital Charlie Gard is expected to have his life ended in Great Ormond Street Hospital despite the wishes of his parents and offers of help from institutions and medical facilities around the world - including the Vatican. The appeals process has run out and he will die within a couple of days. The decisions and processes involved have raised concerns about the UK's medical system and especially Great Ormond Street Hospital itself.
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Sunday, October 30, 2016
The Lesser of Two Evils: why Noam Chomsky is wrong in advocating this principle in the 2016 US Presidential Election Mark John Maguire offers a rebuttal of Noam Chomsky's argument in support of the "Lesser of Two Evils" principle in the 2016 US Presidential Election. He argues that LEV can only be applied to circumstances where there is no other moral option, where the exigency is great and where the choice is clear. He further delivers a detailed critique of Chomsky's 8-point argument which exhorts the left to vote for Hillary Clinton.
Sunday, October 30, 2016The Lesser of Two Evils: why Noam Chomsky is wrong in advocating this principle in the 2016 US Presidential Election Mark John Maguire offers a rebuttal of Noam Chomsky's argument in support of the "Lesser of Two Evils" principle in the 2016 US Presidential Election. He argues that LEV can only be applied to circumstances where there is no other moral option, where the exigency is great and where the choice is clear. He further delivers a detailed critique of Chomsky's 8-point argument which exhorts the left to vote for Hillary Clinton.
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Thursday, June 30, 2016
Tony Blair, War Crimes and the Plot to Remove Jeremy Corbyn Mark John Maguire argues that the imminent publication of the Chilcott Inquiry Report into the conduct of the Iraq War is the reason that so many Blairite Labour MPs and establishment figures are desperate to remove Jeremy Corbyn as Leader of the Opposition. If Corbyn calls for the investigation of Blair for War Crimes, it will be an unprecedented moment in British History.
Thursday, June 30, 2016Tony Blair, War Crimes and the Plot to Remove Jeremy Corbyn Mark John Maguire argues that the imminent publication of the Chilcott Inquiry Report into the conduct of the Iraq War is the reason that so many Blairite Labour MPs and establishment figures are desperate to remove Jeremy Corbyn as Leader of the Opposition. If Corbyn calls for the investigation of Blair for War Crimes, it will be an unprecedented moment in British History.
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Tuesday, June 21, 2016
Should I Stay or Should I Go? Why A Vote To Leave The EU Will Make No Difference, by Mark John Maguire Mark John Maguire argues that the outcome of the UK referendum on whether to remain in the EU or leave will have no impact on the UK's Membership of the EU and that the drive for European unity is part of an old and expansionist strategy that has dominated European history for the past 2000 years .
Tuesday, June 21, 2016Should I Stay or Should I Go? Why A Vote To Leave The EU Will Make No Difference, by Mark John Maguire Mark John Maguire argues that the outcome of the UK referendum on whether to remain in the EU or leave will have no impact on the UK's Membership of the EU and that the drive for European unity is part of an old and expansionist strategy that has dominated European history for the past 2000 years .
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Tuesday, April 5, 2016
Who Leaked the Panama Papers? Mark John Maguire argues that the true intention behind the release of the Panama Papers is an attack on Western opponents and signifies a new departure in information warfare techniques.
Tuesday, April 5, 2016Who Leaked the Panama Papers? Mark John Maguire argues that the true intention behind the release of the Panama Papers is an attack on Western opponents and signifies a new departure in information warfare techniques.
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Saturday, February 6, 2016
Assange's Unlawful Detention Ruling Puts UK in the Dock, by Mark John Maguire Mark John Maguire argues the UN's legal ruling on the unlawful detention of Julian Assange puts the UK in an untenable position, where it finds itself in the same Dock as Saudi Arabia and Myanmar for unlawful detention. He further argues that the Assange case provides a seminal moment in the on-going struggle between a Government's right to govern and a People's right to know.
Saturday, February 6, 2016Assange's Unlawful Detention Ruling Puts UK in the Dock, by Mark John Maguire Mark John Maguire argues the UN's legal ruling on the unlawful detention of Julian Assange puts the UK in an untenable position, where it finds itself in the same Dock as Saudi Arabia and Myanmar for unlawful detention. He further argues that the Assange case provides a seminal moment in the on-going struggle between a Government's right to govern and a People's right to know.
