by RuthDE | Mar 13, 2025 | 2025, Belfast News Letter, Journalism, March
Last week ex-minister Conor Murphy, the Northern Ireland finance minister who was recently – for Sinn Féin secret reasons – exported to be a senator in the south, was aggrieved. Double standards are what he’s complaining about. Published: 13 March 2025...
by RuthDE | Jan 2, 2025 | 2025, Belfast News Letter, January, Journalism
Before I write about the future, I want to celebrate the award of an MBE to Eric Brown, chairman of SEFF, the South East Fermanagh Foundation. Published: 2 January 2025 It is more than a quarter of a century since I first met Eric, who was then at the earliest stage...
by RuthDE | Oct 11, 2024 | 2024, Belfast News Letter, Journalism, October
Following the intricate politics of all parts of our two islands is like watching several daily soap operas transmitted simultaneously on different TV sets. Published: 10 October 2024 And in the background are war in Ukraine, hatred and violence in the Middle East and...
by RuthDE | Jul 15, 2024 | 2024, Belfast News Letter, Journalism, July
Post-election, I’m one of the cheerful unionists. There may not be many of us, but there should certainly be more than usual. Published: 11 July 2024 It helps that the shine has so come off Sinn Fein since the local and EU elections that only the very gullible are...
by RuthDE | Feb 6, 2024 | 2024, Belfast News Letter, January, Journalism
Last week was certainly an interesting time to look at female politicians in action in our two islands. Published: 5 February 2024 As a long-standing feminist since the days when female politicians were as rare as white blackbirds, I should have been thrilled that in...
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 10, 2020 | 2020, Daily Telegraph, February, Journalism
The general election results in Republic make me ashamed of my country, writes Ruth Dudley Edwards Published: 10 February 2020 Today I am ashamed of my country, a vast number of whose voters have intentionally or unwittingly just endorsed a fascist party. This reminds...
by RuthDE | Feb 6, 2020 | 2020, February, Journalism, Reaction
Published: 5 February 2020 It was a matter of pride in the United Kingdom that so many voters refused even to contemplate a Corbyn government because of the Labour leadership’s toleration of anti-Semitism and its sympathy with terrorists. However, it’s looking as if a...
by RuthDE | Sep 30, 2019 | 2019, Belfast Telegraph, Journalism, September
Shouldn’t Sinn Fein’s poster boy echo Nigel Dodds by condemning all terrorist murders, asks Ruth Dudley Edwards Published: 30 September 2019 I’d love to believe that Sinn Fein are genuine about reconciliation, but they don’t half make it...
by RuthDE | Dec 4, 2018 | 2018, Journalism, Sunday Independent
When I put myself in Mary Lou McDonald’s shoes, I can almost feel some sympathy for herPublished: 2 December 2018Well, goodness me, poor Mary Lou McDonald continues to have a really rough time.Even the Taoiseach – who up to now appeared to be in blissful...
