Posts by Walter Ellis
Wednesday, 22 May 2019
The last thing the world needs is the US at war with Iran
War has a way of turning up at the least convenient moment. One minute you’re lobbying your government for an..
By Walter Ellis
Tuesday, 21 May 2019
How should we deal with the legacy of the troubles?
In 1969, the Army went into Northern Ireland in support of the Stormont regime that had ruled the province as..
By Walter Ellis
Thursday, 16 May 2019
Changing the EU will be no easy task, even for populists
Is the European Parliament about to go into meltdown with the arrival of an invading army made up of crusader..
By Walter Ellis
Monday, 13 May 2019
European elections are a second referendum in all but name
Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the polling booth, the elections to the European Parliament..
By Walter Ellis
Wednesday, 8 May 2019
Britain's leasehold economy - we need to start thinking much bigger
The commentator Aditya Chakrabortty asks a question in the Guardian that I would have been asking myself in recent weeks,..
By Walter Ellis
Tuesday, 7 May 2019
Meghan Markle suits the modern Royal family
I don’t know how many of you bothered to watch the American legal drama Suits. It’s the one, set in..
By Walter Ellis
Thursday, 2 May 2019
Bombardier exit shows the risks of continued Brexit uncertainty
The Canadian planemaker Bombardier has announced that it intends to sell its Belfast operation, currently employing some 4,000 highly-skilled workers,..
By Walter Ellis
Wednesday, 1 May 2019
Gilet-Jaunes team up with anarchists for Paris May Day protests
President Macron had warned of an “extremely firm” response by the police in Paris to any attempt by Ultras of..
By Walter Ellis
Monday, 29 April 2019
May Day protests could further weaken beleaguered President Macron
This Wednesday – May Day – could present Emmanuel Macron with his sternest test yet. The gilets-jaunes movement, the trade..
By Walter Ellis