John Coulter
“All political careers end in failure” may have been a maxim attributed to Enoch Powell, the leader Unionism never had, but it may be that ex-Stormont First Minister Ian Paisley senior, now Lord...
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Will the real Protestant Orange Order please stand up as the IRA’s political wing wants to know which branch of the so-called Loyal Orders to talk to? The failure of the talks hosted by leading...
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The talks chaired by leading US diplomat Richard Haass may have been sunk like a modern day Titanic, but his warning to Irish parties about a new wave of violence must be taken seriously by all sides....
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Stand by for fresh concessions to Sinn Fein after Northern Ireland Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness had a free dinner with the Queen Elizabeth at Windsor, Dissident republicans will seek to spin...
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Former Sinn Fein leader Eamon de Valera must be spinning in his grave with laughter at the thought of his party laying the foundations for another 1918 election landslide. Yes, you read correct. I said...
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Racism has become the new sectarianism in Ireland, judging by post-election fever. A furore was sparked when one of Northern Ireland’s most prominent Christian fundamentalist preachers, Pastor James...
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In the peak of the loyalist marching season, Unionists need to start thinking with their heads rather than tramping with their feet. The main Unionist parties have already walked out of talks aimed at...
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Ireland, not Scotland, will be the trendsetter with general elections looming in Britain and the Irish Republic in 2015, This is not to marginalise the importance of the Scottish independence...
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The legendary giants of Irish Unionism, Edward Carson and James Craig and even the late Ian Paisley, must be spinning in their graves with laughter at the thought of the modern pro-Unionist family...
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Dublin Foreign Affairs Minister Charlie Flanagan may have to re-launch the 1985 Maryfield Secretariat if the latest round of Irish peace talks are to stand any chance of success. Flanagan has to settle...
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It’s not just the Scottish National Party which could tip the balance of power at the next Westminster general election. A similar scenario could be developing in Northern Ireland. A nationalist...
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Sinn Fein could well decide if Ed Miliband or David Cameron becomes the next Prime Minister after the 2015 general election. That may seems an unlikely scenario, given that the IRA once tried to wipe...
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Just imagine the 3,000 people who died in the Irish Troubles being slaughtered in 30 minutes – that’s what the Nazis had perfected in their death camp in Poland, Auschwitz Birkenau. This year marked...
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I’ve heard warnings about Greeks bearing gifts, but newly-crowned Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras of the Syriza party may well have sealed the outcome of the Republic’s next Dail general election....
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Pink power will either be crimson in the face with rage or red with embarrassment as the gay and lesbian community across the island of Ireland faces a number of crucial votes in the coming weeks. On...
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Expect the impossible. That’s the lesson which Northern Ireland can give British voters as they help shape the next Westminster government after May 7. Remember the late Reverend Ian Paisley’s “Never,...
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The real kingmakers of the next House Commons coalition could well be the “gang of three” nationalists from the moderate left of centre Social Democratic and Labour Party. The Tories have been...
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After its calamitous general election defeat, Labour should take a leaf out of the Democratic Unionists’ tactics book and rebrand itself as a slightly left-leaning social democratic party – and go...
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First the Irish Republic had to endure the pain of the collapse of the Celtic Tiger economy and the humiliation of the multi-million euro bailout. Now Northern Ireland is dealing with its so-called...
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The British and Irish Labour Party – that should be the priority of British Labour’s new leader, no matter who gets the job. So far as Irish politics are concerned, it doesn’t matter if Labour swings...
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