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Where's the blueprint for new Ireland after border poll?

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Time to change the rhetoric and stop whipping up fear

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Strategic errors by DUP has further weakened Northern Ireland's place in the UK

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Unionist fears of Home Rule would appear to have been justified

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You'll never walk alone again Captain Sir Tom Moore

15 Feb, 2021

In the 1945 musical Carousel, the grief stricken Julie Jordan attempts to sing You’ll Never Walk Alone following the sudden death of her lover, the protagonist Billy Bigelow.

Whether we like it or not the Northern Ireland protocol is here to stay

12 Feb, 2021

Ian Paisley was a real leader of Ulster unionism. After the Anglo-Irish Agreement and the Good Friday Agreement he was able to call more than 100,000 unionists onto the streets at a moment’s notice.

DUP's self-inflicted wound will produce some sort of fudged face-saving formulation

11 Feb, 2021

At times ne wonders at the capacity for unionist politicians to keep digging holes for themselves, which unhappily means the resultant ‘spoil’ falls on the rest of us as well. In the long run, the DUP self-inflicted wound, the Northern Ireland Protocol row will produce some sort of fudged face-saving formulation.

It is time to challenge racism that has gone unchecked for too long

10 Feb, 2021

I am not surprised by the remarks of Gregory Campbell MP nor his subsequent failure to apologise, but they have made my blood boil this week.

Nothing has changed in terms of sectarian and political policing

09 Feb, 2021

When the flag protests were in full swing, the PSNI/RUC facilitated marches past the Short Strand on a weekly basis

Urgency for border poll based on simplistic and dangerous concept

08 Feb, 2021

We read with interest Patrick Murphy’s opinion piece(January 30). His comments are both timely and relevant.

A different view of the causes of partition for Trevor to consider

05 Feb, 2021

Given Trevor Ringland’s comment (January 22) I thought he might consider a different view of the causes of partition.

Waste tonnages demonstrate need for new waste infrastructure

04 Feb, 2021

I write in response to a letter written by four MLAs for South Antrim (January 19) questioning the need to develop modern waste infrastructure for local councils representing 1.1 million people.

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