To pact or not to pact: the Northern Ireland Green dilemma
From the moment when Theresa May, contradicting every previous promise, brought our Easter to an abrupt end with her announcement of a snap election, the talk has all...
How do we really beat the DUP at the Ballot Box?
Let’s be honest: barring some miracle, the DUP will come out of this election just as strong as from the last one. The party that’s proved its...
McGuinness resigns as Northern Ireland deputy First Minister, possibly triggering election
Martin McGuinness, Northern Ireland’s deputy First Minister, has resigned today, in response to Arlene Foster’s refusal to step aside as First Minister in the wake of the RHI...
2017 must be a year of social movements in Northern Ireland
In many ways, 2016’s tumultuous global politics felt like an extension of Northern Ireland’s status quo; in a region where scandals, crises, and the threat of violence are...
Time for a chat about left electoral pacts?
“There is nothing more divisive on the left than a call for unity”. These wise words came, I am told, from the ever witty Scottish Socialist Party leader Colin...