Former Lib Dem spokesman on Northern Ireland Stephen Lloyd argues that the DUP and Catholic
What a fool I was! I was only a puppet, and so was Ulster, and
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My wife, a CEO of a London based media charity, has two party piece songs
Nearly a quarter of a century on, we are all pretty familiar with the term
Ben Collins’ forthcoming book, Irish Unity: Time To Prepare, is due out in early October.
As any book lover knows all too well, it always pays to read to the
Irishborderpoll.com is delighted to present this anonymous opinion piece by a young writer. ‘Ulster’s British!’
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There are decades when nothing happens, Lenin famously observed, and weeks when decades happen. It’s
Pauline Hadaway is a lifelong advocate of a United Ireland and as such we are
Peter Ramsay argues that the crisis of Ulster Unionism presents an opportunity for British democracy
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Originally published on LSE blog. The Northern Ireland Assembly election of May 2022 was transformational,
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‘I’ve never known anyone better at blowing their own arse off than the DUP,’ wrote
First it was there, and then it was not. The government confirmed last month that
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Today’s state-of-the-parties poll in the Irish News (in conjunction with Liverpool University), which shows Sinn Fein cruising
A few thoughts from Kevin Meagher on that University of Liverpool/ Irish News poll from last week.
(*Spoiler: It is still inevitable) An updated edition of my book, ‘A United Ireland: Why
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Peter Ramsay is Professor of Law at The London School of Economics and a founding
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Martin Luther King declared that the arc of the moral universe is long, but it
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Brendan Boyle, originally published in The Irish Times. Not a moment must be wasted as
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Published by The Constitution Unit, University College London The summary document below deals with frequently
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