I’m writing a book about Royal consorts, so every part of his funeral that Prince Philip so meticulously planned was of interest to me. Published: 20 April 2021 From the poignancy of the jar of sugar cubes alongside the cap, gloves and lap blanket on the seat of the...
I’ve been thinking and reading about Prince Philip since I heard the news of his death. Published: 13 April 2021 It surprised me how upset I was. As he had kept pointing out, he was old and it was his time to die. For Covid-related reasons, I was alone as I watched...
Last Wednesday was the second anniversary of the murder of my friend Lyra McKee, shot dead by a member of the New IRA who had been targeting police. Published: 6 April 2021 The alleged murderer is back in Derry and there is insufficient evidence to charge him. Friday...
Here’s a suggestion to unionism in dealing with Irish nationalism. Published: 30 March 2021 Stop reacting and take control of the agenda. “How do you feel about a united Ireland these days?” I recently asked a patriotic friend in the Irish Republic who takes more...
When TV presenter Piers Morgan lost his job because he wouldn’t apologise for saying he didn’t believe a word Meghan said in the interview with Oprah Winfrey, there were tens of thousands of complaints about him. Published: 23 March 2021 But hundreds of thousands of...
My column last week had the headline ‘Máiría Cahill is a woman who was a victim, Meghan Markle is not’. Published: 16 March 2021 Now Máiría, a victim of IRA child abuse and bullying who uses solid evidence and rational argument to challenge lies, has won a notable...
Published: 9 March 2021 The 94-year-old Queen Elizabeth went about her normal duties despite her 99-year-old husband’s serious illness and honoured “selfless dedication to duty” at the annual Commonwealth Day service; In a Californian mansion her grandson Harry and...
Like a few other journalists, I have written occasionally about Roy Greenslade, a very successful journalist and later a professor of journalism who has caused a furore with an article in the Sunday Times. Published: 2 March 2021 In it, Greenslade explained how he...
Professor Vernon Bogdanor is a constitutional expert of distinction and independent-mindedness. Published: 23 February 2021 He voted Remain, partly, he said in an article in the Daily Telegraph on February 5, because of fears it might pose problems for Northern...
The sun is shining, the weather forecast is encouraging, the target of vaccinating the 15 million most vulnerable people in the United Kingdom by February 15 was met ahead of time, and despite the mean-spirited way in which Brussels is persecuting Northern Ireland, I...
