Unionists Love The Thing That Loves To Hate Them The Most – Britain
In the wake of the United Kingdom’s stuttering final exit from the European Union it seems that the veteran newspaperContinue Reading
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In the wake of the United Kingdom’s stuttering final exit from the European Union it seems that the veteran newspaperContinue Reading
One of the more enjoyable aspects of last week was watching the mental gymnastics of Arlene Foster and other representativesContinue Reading
It’s somewhat ironic that one of the worst newspapers in the country, the editorially repugnant News Letter, is also homeContinue Reading
Over the last few days I have had a rather testy exchange by email with a commentator from a northernContinue Reading
Here we go again! From the New York Times: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will use the prospect of aContinue Reading
Well, that was an interesting seventy-two hours in northern politics. Last Friday the incoming leader of the Ulster Unionist Party,Continue Reading
On the 16th of February 1886, Lord Randolph Churchill, a member of the troublesome “Fourth Party” backbench faction of theContinue Reading
By now it must be clear to even the most optimistic or obdurate Remain-supporter in the United Kingdom that soonerContinue Reading
So after two years of contentious negotiations abroad and political chaos at home, London has returned to the original “NorthernContinue Reading
The veteran Irish journalist and author Brian Rowan has taken to Twitter to claim that the leadership of the DemocraticContinue Reading
Judging by the more informed speculation in the Irish and international press it seems that after two years of prevaricatingContinue Reading
Despite the numerous media claims to the contrary, by both optimists and apologists, there is very little evidence that theContinue Reading
Call my bluff? I sometimes wonder if the threat of a disorderly no-deal exit from the European Union on OctoberContinue Reading
Although this article is dismissive of Fintan O’Toole’s suggested plan for defeating a no-deal Brexit, outlined in last week’s IrishContinue Reading
According to a terse official statement issued yesterday by the government in London, during a series of meetings in BelfastContinue Reading
As a “small u” unionist, from a Protestant background, I was more than content with the situation in Northern IrelandContinue Reading
Boris Johnson, the freshly installed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, has announced that Julian Smith is to become hisContinue Reading
So that’s it. After much debate and acrimony Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson has been elected as the leader ofContinue Reading
The very public warning by Simon Hoare, the senior Conservative Party MP and Chairman of the Northern Ireland Affairs SelectContinue Reading
By all accounts the headline-making confession of cocaine use by Michael Gove, the Secretary of State for Environment, Food andContinue Reading
The high-profile campaign by conservative politicians and media figures in the United States to absolve US military personnel of theirContinue Reading
As voters in the north-east of the country go to the polls to elect three MEPs to the European Parliament,Continue Reading