Nuclear option” is the new favourite buzz phrase used by many a commentator on the turgid Northern Ireland Protocol negotiations – particularly those cheering for the EU’s Maros Sefcovic, presently slugging it out with Lord Frost. If the UK government suspends Article...
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...
If our new PM remains resolute, he may yet unravel the torturous Irish border conundrum Published: 25 July 2019 There are, as yet, precious few signs of either the Dublin establishment or Northern Irish nationalists sharing Prime Minister Johnson’s sunny optimism...
Julian Smith has already hit the ground running thanks to a united government and clear instructions, writes Ruth Dudley EdwardsPublished: 29 July 2019Dear Secretary of State,You’ve come from the tough job of chief whip, but this one is worse. In the Commons you...
The Government has capitulated to a distorted view of the Good Friday Agreement, argues Ruth Dudley Edwards Published: 11 February 2019 With Lord (David) Trimble as the leading claimant, along with, so far, Lord (Paul) Bew, UUP councillor Jeff Dudgeon and me (under...