by RuthDE | Apr 9, 2024 | 2024, April, Belfast News Letter, Journalism
The about-to-be taoiseach Simon Harris rarely wears any beliefs on his sleeve other than that he’s the best man for any job that’s going. Published: 9 April 2024 But I’m not here to disparage Mr Harris. We’ve been plagued on our island with the twisted idealism that...
by RuthDE | Jul 26, 2018 | 2018, Belfast Telegraph, Journalism
The timing of the MP’s suspension is difficult for the Tories, the DUP and SF, writes Ruth Dudley Edwards Published: 23 July 2018 I can’t pretend to be astounded by the news about DUP MP Ian Paisley in relation to eye-wateringly luxurious and undeclared...
by RuthDE | May 31, 2018 | 2018, Belfast Telegraph, Journalism
The two big parties are conspiring to share financial spoils for electoral reasons, writes Ruth Dudley Edwards Published: 28 May 2018 When the DUP and Sinn Fein achieved electoral dominance and the late Chuckle Brothers – Martin McGuinness and Ian Paisley...