Alistair Lexden: A century ago today, King George V opened the Parliament of Northern Ireland

It is a shame that IRA violence – and Westminster neglect – undid the hopeful and constructive spirit in which Stormont was born.

WATCH: Scotland and the future of the Union

Our panel, including Scottish Conservative Leader Douglas Ross, discuss the impact of the recent Holyrood election.

James Frayne: If we don’t have a union with Scotland, it won’t be the end of the world for the English

From Brexit, to the vaccine rollout, to trade, to Hong Kong, Johnson has plenty of good stories to tell – if not blown off course by Scotland.

New event: Scotland and the Future of the Union, with Douglas Ross MP MSP

The Scottish Conservative Leader joins our expert panel for this discussion following the recent Holyrood elections.

Henry Hill: ‘Great British Railways’ must be far more than an English franchise reorganisation

Also: The new Ulster Unionist leader is right that Northern Ireland suffers for having no government MPs. What will he do about it?

Stephen Booth: Is the Government drawing nearer to suspending the Northern Ireland Protocol?

And the longer the impasse goes on, the stronger argument becomes that hypothetical risks to the Single Market are overriding political stability.

Poots and Faulkner

Unlike the former Ulster Unionist leader, the new DUP one is set to stick with his voter and party base. But you never know.

Will Sturgeon “go on and on and on”?

We don’t read her as a quitter. And the next election may come as early as 2023. But if she does step down before it, you read it here first.

WATCH: Lewis on the hundredth anniversary of Northern Ireland, which falls today

“This is also a chance to showcase everything that makes Northern Ireland the phenomenal place that it is today.”

The Department of Health should deliver some NHS services directly in the devolved territories

New research shows how devolution has taken the ‘national’ out of the National Health Service. If the UK is to endure and thrive, this must change.

Henry Hill: Lewis to fly the Union Flag from Stormont House all year round

Meanwhile, the Scottish Tories double down on their referendum threat… whilst the SNP start to back off from the idea.

Henry Hill: Anger at Westminster as Scottish Tories put SNP’s referendum pledge at the heart of their campaign

It helps the Nationalists avoid scrutiny of their record and undermines Johnson’s pledge not to grant another vote.

Philip Davies: The Government must be careful to get gambling regulations right

Changes are necessary, but they need to be based on evidence and evidence alone.

Henry Hill: If Johnson wants to save the Belfast Agreement, he must act to restore unionist confidence in it

If he cannot or will not convince them that its guarantees of their British status are real and meaningful, its days are numbered.

Scottish Conservative supporters should not vote for ‘All for Unity’

The best George Galloway’s party can hope to achieve is taking seats from other unionists. They’re more likely to hand them to separatists.