Author Archives: Siobhán Fenton
How Brexiteers' negligence on Northern Ireland could cost them a US trade deal
For Leavers, a trade deal with America is the holy grail. But senators on both sides of the house say they will refuse to back it if the Good Friday Agreement is threatened
There is a way to fight the breakup of the Union—but kneejerk nationalism isn't it
Forget poppies and union jack car decals. Those who want Scotland and Northern Ireland to stay in the union should be making space for more, not less, diversity of identity
Brexit is forcing politicians to finally ask: what would a united Ireland look like?
Although the issue looms large over all political discourse in Northern Ireland, it is rarely subject to serious, detailed, public policy discussion and analysis. Now, figures on both sides of the border must consider the complex reality
Westminster has left the DUP between a rock and a hard place
Legislation to allow same-sex marriage and abortion in Northern Ireland can be stopped if a new Assembly forms by October. But doing that would mean the DUP abandoning their opposition to another policy—one their base is deeply set against
The balance of power among Northern Ireland’s MEPs has shifted—and it could have big consequences for Brexit
The move towards Remain candidates doesn't only show a shift from Northern Ireland's traditional constitutional voter split. It could also have big implications for the backstop
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