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Alex Kane: A united Ireland is not the answer

Brian – yes, I can hear your exasperated sigh from the other page – knows my fondness for Sherlock Holmes.

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A united Ireland is not the answer

Brian – yes, I can hear your exasperated sigh from the other page – knows my fondness for Sherlock Holmes.

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The problem with Northern Ireland is that there is no solution

Writing in 1976, Professor Richard Rose noted: "Many talk about a solution to Ulster’s political problem but few are prepared to say what...

22.09.2023 10

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Alex Kane: The problem with Northern Ireland is that there is no solution

Writing in 1976, Professor Richard Rose noted: "Many talk about a solution to Ulster’s political problem but few are prepared to say what...

22.09.2023 9

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We need more pessimists in the room

I've been occupying this space long enough (around a decade, I think) for most of you to know that I'm a pessimist when it comes to politics.

15.09.2023 10

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Alex Kane: We need more pessimists in the room

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15.09.2023 10

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Unionists may be about to turn their backs on the Belfast Agreement

During the hoopla for the Belfast Agreement’s 25th anniversary a few months ago we witnessed lots of well-rehearsed emotion, self-congratulatory...

13.09.2023 30

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How can trust in our politics be restored?

I'm a bit of a nerd when it comes to opinion polls.

08.09.2023 10

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Alex Kane: How can trust in our politics be restored?

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08.09.2023 10

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We need to talk about the UUP and SDLP

We need to talk about the UUP and SDLP.

31.08.2023 2

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Alex Kane: We need to talk about the UUP and SDLP

We need to talk about the UUP and SDLP.

31.08.2023 6

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Where is the new political middle ground?

I don’t belong to the school of thought that says political opinion polls should either be ignored or taken with a spade full of salt.

24.08.2023 8

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Alex Kane: Where is the new political middle ground?

I don’t belong to the school of thought that says political opinion polls should either be ignored or taken with a spade full of salt.

24.08.2023 7

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Alex Kane: Why Sinn Féin would prefer to form a coalition government rather than take outright power in the Dáil

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18.08.2023 6

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Why Sinn Féin would prefer to form a coalition government rather than take outright power in the Dáil

Micheál Martin was making no bones about it.

18.08.2023 5

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Jeffrey Donaldson’s David Trimble moment is approaching

The DUP has a problem: some of its members, key players among them, are endangering the party’s electoral chances and the union itself. We know this...

15.08.2023 8

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The GFA does not prevent Keir Starmer from campaigning for the Union

09.08.2023 10

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Alex Kane: The GFA does not prevent Keir Starmer from campaigning for the Union

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09.08.2023 10

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Unionism must stop holding out for a hero and sit down and talk

Alex Kane: Unionism needs to sit down and talk Jeffrey Donaldson won’t have been one bit surprised that the contents of an email he sent to DUP...

03.08.2023 3

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Alex Kane: Unionism must stop holding out for a hero and sit down and talk

Alex Kane: Unionism needs to sit down and talk Jeffrey Donaldson won’t have been one bit surprised that the contents of an email he sent to DUP...

03.08.2023 10

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The problem of the Stormont veto

At 5pm on January 9 2017, Martin McGuinness brought down the NI Assembly and Executive.

27.07.2023 7

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Alex Kane: The problem of the Stormont veto

At 5pm on January 9 2017, Martin McGuinness brought down the NI Assembly and Executive.

27.07.2023 8

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Jeffrey Donaldson alone can't decide if or when the assembly comes back – and the British government knows it

An old friend, who went on to be a very successful and influential figure in the UK business world, would, when we met up for a chat on his return...

20.07.2023 8

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Alex Kane: Jeffrey Donaldson alone can't decide if or when the assembly comes back – and the British government knows it

An old friend, who went on to be a very successful and influential figure in the UK business world, would, when we met up for a chat on his return...

20.07.2023 8

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Alex Kane: The optimism of 1998 has gone and we are close to the edge

We’ve spent a lot of time since April remembering and ‘celebrating’ the signing of the Good Friday Agreement and the referendum...

14.07.2023 20

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The optimism of 1998 has gone and we are close to the edge

We’ve spent a lot of time since April remembering and ‘celebrating’ the signing of the Good Friday Agreement and the referendum...

13.07.2023 9

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Alex Kane: I don't care if I'm not the 'right sort' of unionist

It’s a funny old world.

08.07.2023 10

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I don't care if I'm not the 'right sort' of unionist

It’s a funny old world.

07.07.2023 10

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Alex Kane: Is there such a thing as a British identity?

The front page of yesterday’s Irish News carried the sort of headline guaranteed to cause palpitations across sections of unionism and loyalism:...

02.07.2023 8

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Is there such a thing as a British identity?

The front page of yesterday’s Irish News carried the sort of headline guaranteed to cause palpitations across sections of unionism and loyalism:...

30.06.2023 8

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Alex Kane: Why are loyalist paramilitaries still recruiting – and why do they still exist?

On March 24 1972, William Whitelaw was appointed Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, after Brian Faulkner’s cabinet had refused to accept...

23.06.2023 6

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Why are loyalist paramilitaries still recruiting – and why do they still exist?

On March 24 1972, William Whitelaw was appointed Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, after Brian Faulkner’s cabinet had refused to accept...

22.06.2023 7

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Political unionism won't save the Union

Earlier this week I was in a part of east Belfast I hadn't been to for years: at the invitation of a former member of a unionist party who has...

16.06.2023 10

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Alex Kane: Political unionism won't save the Union

Earlier this week I was in a part of east Belfast I hadn't been to for years: at the invitation of a former member of a unionist party who has...

16.06.2023 10

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Alex Kane: Let's learn to live with each other

In the absence of an agreed narrative about how and why we reached our present position, the big two community blocs will continue to rely on and...

09.06.2023 10

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Let's learn to live with each other

In the absence of an agreed narrative about how and why we reached our present position, the big two community blocs will continue to rely on and...

09.06.2023 10

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Instinct tells me border poll is coming

As soon as the ink had dried on the Good Friday Agreement it was inevitable that Sinn Féin, the SDLP and other elements of political and...

02.06.2023 8

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Alex Kane: Instinct tells me border poll is coming

As soon as the ink had dried on the Good Friday Agreement it was inevitable that Sinn Féin, the SDLP and other elements of political and...

02.06.2023 4

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Time for Donaldson to jump

So, what happens next? The election is over and Sinn Féin, having bested the DUP in seats and votes at last May’s assembly election, has...

26.05.2023 10

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Alex Kane: Time for Donaldson to jump

So, what happens next? The election is over and Sinn Féin, having bested the DUP in seats and votes at last May’s assembly election, has...

26.05.2023 10

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Alex Kane: Unionists needs to start talking

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19.05.2023 10

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Northern Ireland local elections: Unionists could learn from the Sinn Féin playbook

Thursday’s local elections in Northern Ireland should be about local issues: such as bins, burials, street lighting, rates, community services,...

17.05.2023 10

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We are where we are - even if we'd rather be somewhere else

Michelle O'Neill played a blinder at the coronation, according to a DUP MLA

11.05.2023 10

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Alex Kane: We are where we are - even if we'd rather be somewhere else

Michelle O'Neill played a blinder at the coronation, according to a DUP MLA

11.05.2023 10

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Unionism can't dismiss constitutional agnostics and carry on regardless

Would a specific and clearly outlined accommodation of political/electoral unionism help to persuade agnostics from a unionist background to support a...

04.05.2023 6

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Alex Kane: Unionism can't dismiss constitutional agnostics and carry on regardless

Would a specific and clearly outlined accommodation of political/electoral unionism help to persuade agnostics from a unionist background to support a...

04.05.2023 9

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Alex Kane: Biggest battle will be between unionist parties in council poll

Three weeks today – May 19 – counting will start for the local council elections.

28.04.2023 9

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Alex Kane: DUP has accepted Windsor Framework is here to stay

One thing now seems pretty clear – the DUP is trying to find a pathway (the word has popped up in a number of interviews with its spokespeople...

21.04.2023 7

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DUP has accepted Windsor Framework is here to stay

One thing now seems pretty clear – the DUP is trying to find a pathway (the word has popped up in a number of interviews with its spokespeople...

21.04.2023 10

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Review of 1998 Agreement long overdue

Ballygawley Roundabout, one of my followers on Twitter, asked me an interesting question on Tuesday morning: "Alex, what are your views on a new...

14.04.2023 4

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