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Posts Tagged: Unionism

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.

By Henry Hill | 15 April 2021

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.

By Henry Hill | 8 April 2021

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.

By Henry Hill | 5 April 2021

The Union policy Lewis wanted, why he left – and how his unit will be replaced by a Cabinet committee

All of this has not gone down well with many backbench Conservative MPs, few of whom would be well-disposed towards a more conciliatory strategy.

By Henry Hill | 25 February 2021

Andrew RT Davies: Wales. Here’s how we can extinguish the dangerous flame of separatism.

The third article in a five-part ConHome series this week on the future of the United Kingdom.

By Andrew Davies AM | 24 February 2021

Henry Hill: ‘Stronger together’ – Ministers put vaccine at the centre of its latest pro-Union push

Also: Gove should beware Brown’s constitutional anti-wisdom; Davies makes way for Davies; and MSPs compel evidence over Salmond row.

By Henry Hill | 28 January 2021 | 101 comments

Starmer’s trite anti-Westminster populism shows Labour still aren’t serious on the Union

In a self-repudiating speech, he sets out his plan to ‘make the case for the United Kingdom’ by making it as insignificant to our lives as he possibly can.

By Henry Hill | 21 December 2020 | 35 comments

Henry Hill: Another week that shows unionists need new weapons against Sturgeon’s revenant SNP

Surely they have seen enough zombie films to know that pumping yet more bullets into a zombie doesn’t work. Fresh tactics, not ‘more powers’, are needed.

By Henry Hill | 3 December 2020 | 91 comments

Luke Springthorpe and Alan O’Kelly: If you cherish the United Kingdom, join the #LoveOurUnion campaign

At Conservative Progress, we’re determined to stop the separatists having the run of the debate and emphasise what binds Britain together.

By Luke Springthorpe and Alan O'Kelly | 30 November 2020 | 44 comments

Henry Hill: Johnson may have just broken a devolutionary spell two decades in the weaving

The broad constitutional consensus Starmer cited is fragile, and based on part on a substantial minority of unionists falsifying their preferences.

By Henry Hill | 19 November 2020 | 119 comments

Henry Hill: Tories claim Drakeford has turned Wales into ‘test-bed for left-wing socialist authority’

Also: another miserable week in Government for the SNP; the deep damage of the Irish Protocol grow clearer by the day; and more.

By Henry Hill | 29 October 2020 | 8 comments

Graham Gudgin: It must take a real majority of the right electorate to break up our Union

In 2014 the rules were almost designed to maximise the independence vote. This time London must take the question much more seriously.

By Dr Graham Gudgin | 23 October 2020 | 156 comments

A message from Ross to the Government – and Cummings. They’ve no excuse not to make the Union their top priority.

He is right to suspect value placed on the Union by some senior figures in this government. The Prime Minister must lead by example.

By Henry Hill | 4 October 2020 | 97 comments

Henry Hill: It is past time the Government worked out a British interpretation of the Belfast Agreement

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.

By Henry Hill | 17 September 2020 | 118 comments

Henry Hill: The Shetland Islands explore secession from Scotland

Also: Defence of Westminster’s national role sparks devocrat fury; Salmond inquiry puts Sturgeon’s husband in the spotlight; and more.

By Henry Hill | 10 September 2020 | 64 comments

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