
Tom Collins: The decline and fall of the unionist empire
There is no shortage of metaphors for the decline and fall of the north east of Ireland since it was misappropriated by unionists in the early part of the last century.
There is no shortage of metaphors for the decline and fall of the north east of Ireland since it was misappropriated by unionists in the early part of the last century.
Writing in 1976, Professor Richard Rose noted: "Many talk about a solution to Ulster’s political problem but few are prepared to say what the problem is.