The problem with conjuring the threat of republican terrorism to oppose a land border is the signal it sends to their loyalist counterparts.
The EU’s missteps over the last week have provided an excellent opportunity to seek changes to the Protocol that might provide for a more durable settlement.
“For us in Northern Ireland, what we have to do at the moment is all come together to fight against Covid.”
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The Province must be included in Johnson’s mission to make Westminster a positive and pro-active force in every part of the country.
He has secured a ‘mini-deal’ of the sort we were once told Brussels would not countenance – but there is room in the detail for a choir of devils.
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The move, which aims to increase parliamentary scrutiny of the Government, is also signed by Labour and DUP representatives.
Both the Prime Minister and his predecessor have failed to challenge the green-tinted vision of the treaty offered up by Dublin and its outriders.
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