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Newton Emerson: What really scares the DUP is reform of mandatory coalition

Alliance leader Naomi Long observed last week that collapsing Stormont could mean more Dublin input via the Good Friday Agreement Photo: Hugh Russell
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The past week's debate about direct rule versus joint authority has been so absurd it must be asked how much of it was sincere. We are years away from even direct rule, as journalist Sam McBride has [...]

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