DUP
Portrait of the Week: hate crimes, surprise knighthoods and flaming rickshaws
Home The Hate Crime and Public Order Act came into effect in Scotland, making it a crime to communicate or…
The DUP has a right to be difficult over the Northern Ireland Protocol
It’s easy to take an unsympathetic view of the Democratic Unionist Party. For many, its politicians are caricatures of the…
When will the DUP realise the truth about the Tory Brexit strategy?
Are the Tories serious about getting rid of the troublesome Northern Ireland Protocol? The latest extension to the so-called grace period –…
I’m calling my removal from office ‘the great betrayal’
I’ve always maintained I go to Fermanagh for sanity, and after the past few months, I need a return to…
The DUP has been broken by Brexit
Are we witnessing the end of the DUP as the dominant unionist party in Northern Ireland? Tumultuous events in Belfast in…
Could Sinn Fein become the largest party in Northern Ireland?
In 2022, a year after its centenary, there is the chance that Northern Ireland could end up with a nationalist,…
Will the DUP's Edwin Poots win his war on the Northern Ireland protocol?
What to make of the triumph of Edwin Poots, the new leader of the Democratic Unionist party, who defeated the…
Who would want to replace Arlene Foster?
Arlene Foster has announced that she will be standing down as DUP leader on the 28 May and First Minister…
General election 2019: can Boris Johnson succeed where Theresa May failed?
This general election isn’t the most important in a generation, it is the most significant in the lifetime of anyone…
Election 2019: how the Tories plan to break Labour’s ‘red wall’
Of all those fighting this general election, the Conservatives are the only ones who need a majority. Labour just needs…
Why the DUP should reconsider their opposition to Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal
For the third time, the UK government finds itself at odds with its allies, Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party. The…
The DUP is caught on the horns of a Brexit dilemma
There is a magnificent paradox – the Taj Mahal of paradoxes, let’s hope NOT the RMS Titanic of paradoxes –…
Theresa May’s offer to the DUP
The prime minister’s frantic last attempt to persuade Northern Ireland’s DUP to back her third meaningful vote on Tuesday involves…
The DUP’s Nigel Dodds may soon be propping up the Tories. What does he want?
In a Tory-leaning hung parliament, the DUP’s Nigel Dodds may command the balance of power. So what does he want?
In this election, won't someone please weaponise defence?
Britain is forfeiting its position on the world stage. With no national debate, we are surrendering our claim to be…
From coalition to chaos – get ready for the age of indecision
A recent email from Samantha Cameron started an intriguing debate in the Prime Minister’s social circle. It was an invitation…
Which party has the most MPs’ children in Parliament?
Commons inheritance Emily Benn, granddaughter of Tony and niece of Hilary, has won the right to stand for Labour in…
