
Aine Lagan: Our next leader must have a plan For Northern Ireland
From Brexit to social issues, our Union is under growing pressure. Westminster must take a well-informed and pro-active approach to my Province.
From Brexit to social issues, our Union is under growing pressure. Westminster must take a well-informed and pro-active approach to my Province.
Why not give the electorate the chance to pass judgement directly on Sinn Fein and the DUP’s ‘red lines’?
At the heart of May’s operation, this staunch Conservative is now mulling potential ways to a second referendum with Labour MPs.
New polling shows levels of opposition to the Government’s proposed reform well above what many campaigners had expected, and across social and political divides.
We feel a commission, a working group, an inquiry coming in – to look these inconsistencies, accidents of history and quirks, to see if some tidying-up is required.
The modern family is changing, and the law should change with it. In any event, the traditional view of marriage has already been overhauled by the Conservatives.
Also: Unionists accuse Sinn Fein of ‘ploy’ over talks; prominent Cybernat arrested; Ulster court throws out gay marriage case; and more.
In the current climate, this controversial announcement seems reasonably unsurprising. The issue is by no means straightforward, however.