
Biden: peace has made Northern Ireland whole
A trip intended to mark the progress made since the Good Friday Agreement has been undermined by the deadlock at Stormont.
A trip intended to mark the progress made since the Good Friday Agreement has been undermined by the deadlock at Stormont.
The DUP’s persistent refusal to nominate a deputy First Minister suggests gridlock is set to continue.
If Stormont is not revived by midnight, then a new election must be called within 12 weeks.
The party’s recent gains are encouraging, but Northern Ireland still has a long way to go before its politics could be described close to “normal”.
Northern Ireland’s identity crisis continues to be of interest only to those who live there and their unfortunate neighbours in the Irish Republic.
Last month, Northern Ireland Secretary of State Julian Smith was the Spectator’s Minister of the Year. This month, to the bewilderment of politicians on both sides of
The British and Irish governments have published a draft deal aimed at restoring Northern Ireland’s power-sharing institutions. It was released on Thursday evening and rightly
In England, voters used last week’s local elections to express frustration with the two biggest parties, the Conservatives and Labour. Many outgoing councillors felt that
Northern Ireland’s political parties will have to switch their focus quickly from this week’s local government elections to hot-house talks, aimed at reviving the Assembly
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