Working towards Irish Unity

John Alderice is not known for hyperbole. In fact, the quietly-spoken former Alliance leader and

‘Losers’ consent’ is definitely my phrase of the week.  Employed by the eminent political scientist,

It was the matter-of-fact tone that struck me. Sir John Major, when asked whether he

A guest post by author Ben Collins. It is often said that two things in

1. Shinners on a roll This was a spectacular result for Sinn Fein, by any

Imagine people in Britain were told Brexit would not happen because only a narrow majority

There’s something of an irony about Northern Ireland’s local elections taking place two weeks after

A guest post by journalist and blogger Theo Macdonald. The term ceasefire babies describes those

Ray Bassett is a former Irish diplomat and was intimately involved in preparing the groundwork