Just a few months ago in December, many were celebrating the centenary of Northern Ireland’s existence and its place within the United Kingdom. The BBC exhibited a range of articles depicting its history, politics, and culture. Yet, in just over…
Reconciliation is a painful, challenging and ultimately fraught process. The choice and use of language are critical, and those seeking to help the process must tread with the utmost care. At first glance, the proposed ceremony to be hosted by…
More than anything, May’s local and Holyrood elections highlight an increasing trend towards localism. While we know that actual appetite for Scottish independence has dropped in recent years, the SNP secured a fourth term in Holyrood and pro-independence parties also…
‘The future for a more liberal Ireland lay with the advanced thinkers of the north’, wrote Marianne Elliot, by way of describing the idealism of Wolfe Tone. That sentiment was then embodied more than a century after Tone’s death in…
With Theresa May finally leaving the office of Prime Minister, many thought that her Brexit deal would disappear with her. But alas, the dreaded Withdrawal Agreement the Political Declaration may still be the key to unlocking the current impasse in Westminster, as suggested by…
The UK’s withdrawal from the EU has never been simple, and Parliament has now added another complexity to the story. While Theresa May was able to reach a Withdrawal Agreement with the EU in November last year, she has faced resistance in…