John Foster / 26 May 2023
New Prospects for Northern Ireland
Sinn Féin Grows Stronger
Northern Ireland is one of those places where historical facts and nostrums get reaffirmed with depressing regularity.(...)
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Josh White / 01 May 2023
Britain on May Day
Angry and Directionless
It’s not often we get May Day off in the UK. It’s only when it happens to be the first Monday of the month that we get the bank holiday.(...)
John Foster / 14 Apr 2023
The End of Northern Ireland
Prospects for Reunification
When it comes to Northern Ireland, it’s hard not to feel like it's still the Ice Age.(...)
John Foster / 24 Mar 2023
Buried in the Past
The DUP’s Northern Ireland
“Not all people live in the same now.” Penned by Ernst Bloch to account for the rise of the Nazis, the 1935 truism could just as well apply to today’s Europe.(...)
John Foster / 29 Nov 2019
Drop the Guns
Daniel Finn’s One Man’s Terrorist: A Political History of the IRA
Britain's decision to leave the EU has destabilised Northern Ireland. A return to sectarian conflict is one of the most feared consequences of the return of a hard border.(...)
Sean Quinn / 06 Nov 2019
Ireland’s British Hangover
Brexit and What Comes After
“I’ve applied for Irish citizenship.” Pre-Brexit, this would have been amazing to hear in a cut-glass accent by a late-middle-aged upper-class British woman. But Brexit was looming and she didn’t want any hassle commuting to her country home, in France. (...)
Josh Kitto / 20 Sep 2019
The Return of Direct Rule
Northern Ireland and Brexit
Brexit’s fate was always going to be determined by the Irish border. Efforts to limit migration have always ignored the threat it posed. (...)
John Foster / 19 Aug 2019
Brexit Will Not Unify Ireland
UK Breakup Scenarios
It reads like the apocalypse. According to a leaked document detailing the British government’s preparations for a no-deal Brexit, the consequences would be catastrophic. (...)