It is one of the oddities of these two islands that while many people proudly describe themselves as Irish, Scottish or Welsh nationalists, English nationalism is used as a term of abuse. Published: 16 May 2023 Celtic nationalists of various kinds have rebranded...
I couldn’t stand Piers Morgan until he lost his job on Good Morning Britain for telling the truth about Meghan Markle Published: 10 May 2022 Then I overlooked his crassness, praised his moral courage and wished him well in his new job with Talk TV. But the honeymoon...
UK’s critics guilty of double standards when it comes to Leavers Published: 21 September 2020 Many nationalists interpret the GFA to mean,” tweeted the commentator Owen Polley last week, “if a policy advances the cause of an all-Ireland state, it’s definitely,...
Brexiteers are one group who’ve been dismissed and given the silent treatment, writes Ruth Dudley Edwards Published: 26 August 2019 I was surprised on Saturday that the profoundly intolerant Irish Times had published an article by Maria Steen with the headline:...
When such a passionate campaigner as Trevor Ringland gives up hope, it augurs badly, writes Ruth Dudley Edwards Published: 25 March 2019 Trevor Ringland wrote on Saturday: “Just after the last Northern Ireland assembly elections I challenged a senior Sinn Fein...