We’re looking for contributors who can provide thought-provoking pieces on current affairs in Northern Ireland and beyond. You can be Nationalist, Unionist, Catholic, Protestant or Muslim….whatever. The wider the range of opinions the better.

You’ll receive an account and logon details for the site and be able to post articles straight away. I’ll be on hand to help you learn how to use the blogging software and guide you through putting your posts on the site.

If you have a blog, we can provide a link back to it from each of your posts, and a short profile to tell the readers about you.

Contributor Policy

There are a couple of rules for contributors:

• If you have a website or blog, you can mention it, but don’t shove it down our throats! Excessive self-promotion will get you banned!
• Keep it civil. Politics is a passionate arena, and people can get easily insulted. Let’s keep the debate calm and respectable, both in the posts and in the comments.
• Your opinions are your own. You are fully responsible for any posts you write, and if we receive any complaint you may be asked to modify or remove the offending post.

It may be necessary to change or add to the Contributor Policy as time goes on. This list reserves the right to change at any time!

Contributor Applications

Use the contact form to apply for a contributor account.

Before I do, I want to have a discussion with you all about what The Levee Breaks is and what it should become.

I think of this blog as a great place for political, cultural and religious debate. I’ve previously posted reviews and personal stuff here, but the most fun I’ve had here on The Levee Breaks has been with political discussions.

This blog has been linked to from Nationalist and Unionist weblogs as well as press sources, received incisive comments from visitors and (hopefully) published some opinions that forced people to think outside the box for a change!

I want TLB to continue in this vein. I’d like to see contributers from both sides of Northern Ireland’s political divide, and I’d like to see outsiders/neutral parties. I don’t want to be limited to just Northern Irish discussions either – there’s a big wide world out there and it’s only fair that we talk about wider issues too!

Your Thoughts

What would you like to see from The Levee Breaks in the coming year? What direction should the blog take?

Over to you.

Over time, The Levee Breaks became better known for my political monologues, which I was proud of, because I don’t have a grounding in politics and because my neutral approach was quite unique in the Northern Irish part of the blogosphere.

As you know, posting has been bloody erratic over the last wee while here, and I’ve been concerned about the future of The Levee Breaks. Should I keep it or should I pull the plug?

Parnell reminded me about all of this in a comment the other day, and it got me thinking. Perhaps the best way to inject new life into this blog is to open it up to contributers.

So that’s what I’m going to do. Stay tuned for more information.

In the meantime, if you’re interested, contact me privately through the contact form or leave a comment here (I’ll respond by email).