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.(...)
Sinn Fein
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 / 03 Mar 2023
Britain Gives Up
Post-Brexit Ireland
The end of Ireland’s Brexit crisis shouldn’t be noteworthy. As Fintan O’Toole noted in The Guardian, the Windsor Framework could have been agreed upon two years ago.(...)
John Foster / 10 Feb 2020
The Rise of Sinn Féin
Ireland’s New Class Politics
Irish politics has always moved in rhythms different to the rest of Europe. Saturday’s election is no exception. (...)
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.(...)
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. (...)
