I spent the best part of three days reading newspapers and posts and tweets and listening to hours of radio and...
July Articles
Reasons to be cheerful about the England football team and the Orange Order
Now I should warn those who are happy only when pointing sadly to their half-empty glass and looking for somebody to...
Unionists should fear not — the south does not want a united Ireland
With some of the usual suspects still boring on about a border poll, I want to go back to basics. Published: 6 July...
Why unionists and nationalists should not shy away from their competing views on past
There's no point in providing history students with an inoffensive curriculum, says Ruth Dudley Edwards Published: 27...
Why it’s time for Sinn Fein to call off the ‘Shinnerbots’ and their social media trolling
Michelle O'Neill was abused online but it's tame compared to what I receive, writes Ruth Dudley Edwards Published: 20...
Delusional to believe that geography rather than shared memory makes a nation
A new book examines the incompatibility, between nationalists and unionists, writes Ruth Dudley Edwards Published: 13...
Republican leadership are hoping that loyalists will fall into their cynical trap
The strategy behind the infamous Storey funeral was to show contempt to democracy and wind up unionists, writes Ruth...
Boris is Just William – Gove and Cummings are the Outlaws
Published: 19 July 2019 Like so many others, I’ve spent all too much time recently weighing up the qualities and...
By remaining resolutely pro-Union, Boris Johnson may yet unravel the torturous Irish backstop conundrum
If our new PM remains resolute, he may yet unravel the torturous Irish border conundrum Published: 25 July 2019 There...
If you can stand up for morality, free speech and Brexit you’ll be a real success in your new job
Julian Smith has already hit the ground running thanks to a united government and clear instructions, writes Ruth...
Forget what the merchants of doom say and enjoy ride with Prime Minister in waiting Boris
I'm cautiously optimistic Johnson will be success at No.10... and it will be lots of fun, says Ruth Dudley Edwards...
Out of her depth Bradley is to blame for vote foisting gay marriage and abortion on NI
Bungling Secretary of State should have known Bill would be hijacked, writes Ruth Dudley Edwards Published: 15 July...