Talat’s Plan B?

President Mehmet Ali Talat and the CTP have always claimed that it was because of former President Rauf Denktaş’ intransigence that a settlement could not be reached. Now, Talat is saying that because GCs have international recognition and EU membership they lack the motivation to compromise enough to establish a partnership based on political […]

Wootton Bassett – Freedom of Speech

Although this topic is not specifically about north Cyprus we at NCFP feel that as some members of Cyprus44 feel the need to discuss whether radical Muslims should be allowed to demonstrate about the deaths of Muslims at the hands of British troops in Afghanistan then they can do it here. Personally I believe […]

Cyprus smoking ban, is it working?

Firstly, I’ll put my cards on the table. I’ve never smoked apart from two experimental efforts, one at the age of 9 and another unsuccessful attempt at 16. However, I was brought up in a house where the ceilings were yellow from smoke and have never found a problem with drinking in pubs where […]