On Sunday, after I had read the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee statement, I thought “I wish unionists had the sense to learn from her how to modernise”. Published: 8 February 2022 What a brilliant politician is this unassuming woman of limited education who took on an...
Its leadership will not cave in and accept a bad deal Published: 12 March 2019 Cricket has nothing on politics when it comes to being a funny old game. Who could have thought that Nigel Dodds, MP for Belfast North, could – for at least one bright shining moment...
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...
Being consistent and unbending on backstop can wrestle concessions from EU, argues Ruth Dudley Edwards Published: 4 February 2019 I was lamenting on Saturday, as I so often do these days, the complete uselessness of the current British Government in its negotiations...
Memorial service saw an extraordinary cast of characters honour a good and brave man, writes Ruth Dudley Edwards Published: 25 March 2018 ‘If we can’t forgive Sean O’Callaghan, who can we forgive?” was asked by a born-again Christian last...
It doesn’t really fit the republican narrative, says Ruth Dudley Edwards, but Sean O’Callaghan was greatly loved Published: 24 March 2018 The first song from the choir last Wednesday at the “Service of Celebration and Thanksgiving” for...