by RuthDE | Jul 14, 2026 | 2026, Belfast News Letter, Journalism, July
Even us politics junkies are now permanently dazed by the speed and complexity of keeping up with today’s politics. Published: 2 July 2026 m “Generation Prehistoric”, having been born in the middle of the last century into a family with neither interest in, nor...
by RuthDE | Sep 27, 2022 | 2022, Belfast News Letter, Journalism, September
Excitedly greeting the census figures showing that people who were either Catholic or brought up as Catholic made up 45.7% of the population with their Protestant equivalents on 43.5%, Colum Eastwood demonstrated his tin ear with an old-fashioned, sectarian response....
by RuthDE | Feb 22, 2022 | 2022, Belfast News Letter, February, Journalism
Mick Fealty of the invaluable website sluggerotoole.com wrote for so many of us on Sunday after hearing the terrible news. Published: 22 February 2022 “The DUP MLA Christopher Stalford was one of the good guys. He was always sincere in his politics, proud of the fact...
by RuthDE | Dec 31, 2021 | 2021, Belfast News Letter, December, Journalism
Last Christmas was the first for years that I didn’t write a column about people I would like to deport to a desert island. Published: 28 December 2021 With Covid busily ruining the lives of so many, it seemed tasteless to wrench from their families even people like...
by RuthDE | Dec 30, 2020 | 2020, Belfast News Letter, December, Journalism
Nationalist or unionist, if you care about the well-being of the island of Ireland, this is a time to be positive, writes RUTH DUDLEY EDWARDS. Published: 29 December 2020 I plead with my nationalist friends to take the advice of Colum Eastwood in his first address as...
by RuthDE | Dec 24, 2020 | 2020, Belfast News Letter, Journalism, November
One reason that I, originally from the southern nationalist tribe, became extremely fond of Ulster Protestants, was that mostly that they say what they mean Published: 22 December 2020 Culturally, my tribe is keen on what’s known as creative ambiguity. I’m not, not...
by RuthDE | Dec 2, 2020 | 2020, Belfast News Letter, Journalism, November
I’m very relieved that Secretary of State Brandon Lewis did not cave into the pressure from politicians at home and abroad by setting up a public inquiry into the murder of Pat Finucane. Published: 1 December 2020 He has not said there will never be such an inquiry,...
by RuthDE | Apr 13, 2020 | 2020, April, Belfast Telegraph, Journalism
Why does the party slavishly urge obedience to the World Health Organisation, asks Ruth Dudley Edwards Published: 13 April 2020 Among all the questions to ask Michelle O’Neill about Sinn Fein’s health policy concerns is her new-found enthusiasm for the...
by RuthDE | Feb 16, 2020 | 2020, February, Journalism, Reaction
Published: 13 February 2020 Last month, Northern Ireland Secretary of State Julian Smith was the Spectator’s Minister of the Year. This month, to the bewilderment of politicians on both sides of the Irish border, he was fired by the Spectator’s Parliamentarian of the...
by RuthDE | Jan 6, 2020 | 2019, Belfast Telegraph, December, Journalism
This is the time to learn from mistakes and search for the positive and constructive, writes Ruth Dudley Edwards Published: 29 December 2019 I’m in too good a mood to hurl myself crossly into writing my annual list suggesting who should be deported from Northern...
