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History means there will always be a ‘UK dimension’ in Ireland

History means there will always be a ‘UK dimension’ in Ireland

My view – and it has been my view for a long, long time – is that partition is the primary cause of the conflict. It is also the primary reason...

01.04.2026 10

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Why do our politicians still bother going to the White House?

Why do our politicians still bother going to the White House?

THERE was a time – and it seems an extraordinarily long time ago – when politicians from Northern Ireland visiting the White House over the St...

25.03.2026 20

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While the cause of conflict remains, we will never escape the past

THE philosopher Alan Watts, who helped introduce the world to the Beat Generation and wrote the multi-million bestseller The Way of Zen, had a very...

18.03.2026 20

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John Taylor’s warning to unionists should be taken very seriously

MY interview with John Taylor – published in this paper on February 28 – generated a lot of traction. I wasn’t entirely surprised: it has been...

11.03.2026 20

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Nationalism has missed its moment on Irish unity

Brian Feeney and I were once guest speakers at a united Ireland conference hosted by Sinn Féin in Dublin’s Mansion House in January 2017. They...

04.03.2026 30

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Losing a prince but keeping the crown

EVERY now and then the British media and public like to make a hullabaloo about the state of the monarchy. My Mum and Dad’s generation lived through...

25.02.2026 20

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Can anyone ever be taken on trust again?

A few words on the front page of last Saturday’s Financial Times said an awful lot: “The head of ports operator DP World (one of the world’s...

18.02.2026 20

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Our day will come? I’ve been hearing that for 70 years

12.02.2026 20

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The PSNI’s problem is everyone’s problem

05.02.2026 100

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Stormont’s system of government will never work

29.01.2026 30

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Why every attempt at unionist unity always ends in failure

22.01.2026 30

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My new year resolution is not to write about the Executive – what’s the point any more?

15.01.2026 20

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Most people just aren’t ready for a serious debate on Irish unity

08.01.2026 20

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In 2007 I had hope. Now I don’t think the parties give a toss about the mess we’re in

31.12.2025 30

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Learning to love and be loved in return

24.12.2025 20

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Have Labour and the Conservatives left it too late to stop Farage’s Reform UK?

18.12.2025 20

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Himself alone – what really made David Trimble tick?

10.12.2025 20

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Stormont is more farce than panto, and Sinn Féin also play their part

03.12.2025 20

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Alex Kane: In 1999 we had hope at Stormont. Today there is only toxicity

28.11.2025 20

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Where is the ‘something better’ that we were promised back in 1998?

21.11.2025 10

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How unionism missed its moment after the ‘betrayal’ of the Anglo-Irish Agreement

15.11.2025 10

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Will Starmer survive? Will British politics ever be the same again?

15.11.2025 10

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Could there still be a way of making Stormont work?

07.11.2025 10

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40 years after the Anglo-Irish Agreement, is Irish unity really any closer?

01.11.2025 10

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A border poll is coming and unionism needs to prepare

25.10.2025 10

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We need to get better at talking to each other

18.10.2025 10

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Alex Kane: The lady who turned: How Thatcher abandoned unionism

14.10.2025 20

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Unionism has no control over the calling of a border poll – so it needs to be ready

10.10.2025 20

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If unionism gets it act together, there is still everything to play for in an Irish unity vote

04.10.2025 20

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Is it really possible to rid Northern Ireland of paramilitarism?

26.09.2025 20

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Will Nigel Farage get lucky and complete the revolution?

20.09.2025 10

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It’s Groundhog Day meets Carry On, Psycho at Stormont

12.09.2025 20

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Irish unity would not solve our fundamental problem

06.09.2025 10

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Alex Kane: We’re in the thick of it with this lot and it just isn’t funny

30.08.2025 20

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Are we watching the collapse of the Alliance ‘surge’?

23.08.2025 20

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I don’t fear death. I know it’s coming. But I don’t need to hear about it every five minutes on afternoon TV

15.08.2025 20

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We need a strong opposition to provide a credible alternative to the DUP and Sinn Féin’s TweedleDither and TweedleDoDamnAll

09.08.2025 20

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Alex Kane: Does the Orange Order need to change? Yes. But would it really make a difference?

01.08.2025 10

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Whisper it, but the truth is we just don’t like the ‘other’ culture

25.07.2025 10

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I’m not asking for the earth, George Mitchell, just a Stormont that works

18.07.2025 20

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Alex Kane: Israel is no more secure today than it was after October 7

11.07.2025 20

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Did nationalism blunder on a border poll in 1998?

05.07.2025 20

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It takes four to tango at Stormont – and it’s not a pretty sight

27.06.2025 10

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The past will always be catching up with us

13.06.2025 20

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Is nationalism any better at selling a ‘new’ Ireland to unionists than they are at selling the union?

06.06.2025 10

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Are there any reasons to still be optimistic about Stormont? Nope

30.05.2025 20

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Unionism should just bank progress on the sea border and prepare for the bigger challenge of a border poll

23.05.2025 10

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Come on Stormont, surprise us: do your bloody job

17.05.2025 10

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My opinion on Kneecap? I’ve seen it all before...

09.05.2025 20

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Irish unity without reconciliation is doomed

02.05.2025 10

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