Why is it so cold in Katesbridge (and Castlederg)?
Welcome to the Northern Ireland that won’t vote itself out of the Union but won’t give Unionism majority support.
Alex Kane: "the UUP is now closer to the DUP than it has ever been. Indeed, I can’t actually point to one area or issue in which there is now any significant difference between the two parties."
Lovely Oscar-winning short film set in Northern Ireland. (First half.)
My good friend JA talks about terrorism, religion and books.
What the Belfast to Dublin route used to be like!
Ian Parsley agrees with Quintin Oliver.
A party that has learned nothing and forgotten many things.
“The options ... are pretty embracive.” Er, "embracive"???
No boundary changes; so what changes are possible?
"Ulster Scots simply isn’t at the level of development necessary for anything approaching a formal academic test"
"Mr Nesbitt’s own personal position is clear: there is little doubt he was genuine when he said he did not wish to be part of an organisation whose members equate homosexuality with bestiality. But here is his problem: he is a member of such an organisation; in fact, he leads it – and yet he can still do nothing about it."
The extraordinary case of the IRA hungerstriker turned property magnate who clings desperately to his British citizenship...
#fb My piece in Belfast Telegraph.
Another glorious political triumph.
Insider analysis from a partisan but well-informed source.
They will never learn!
Northern Ireland plc has plenty of real economic and social problems to deal with without debating changes to the machinery of government that won’t take place any time soon. Alasdair was right to nix such a pointless debate. The SDLP needs to use its limited airtime on topics more likely to get more people to vote for and join the SDLP.
Anne Travers speaks out.
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