“Listen for the dog-whistle”– By Terry Wright
So, there we have it. The parties which brokered the Good Friday Agreement have lost the steel in their political spine and made way for abstentionists and obstructionists. Spokespersons can spin it...
View Article“A tree that does not bend in the wind can break, no matter how strong the...
Writing in Autumn 2016 in the Foreword to a Report of the Londonderry Bands Forum, Professor Peter Shirlow, Chair and Director of the Institute of Irish Studies, University of Liverpool and Co-author...
View ArticleReflections on Sinn Féin’s weekend Ard Fheis – By Terry Wright – former UUP...
Graphic scenes greeted arrivals at the Sinn Féin ArdFheis. Not all Irish republicans support Sinn Féin’s stance on abortion and this was clear at the entrance to the Millennium Forum.Largely ignored...
View ArticleWe need a functioning Assembly but do we need this Assembly? – By Terry Wright
You cannot escape the darkness by hiding under the duvet any more than you can take a community forward and address problems on a credible democratic basis if it is governed predominantly by...
View ArticleWhen you are in a hole, it’s a wise move to stop digging – By Terry Wright
Prior to the recent restoration of Stormont there were many who would have welcomed an election and an opportunity either to renew the mandate of current representatives or elect new MLAs, untainted...
View ArticleUnionism ‘Putting what tastes bitter into a different bottle is not a...
Judging from the tone and number of comments and shares on social media, political unionism is drawing comfort from recently published research based on the response of Northern Ireland voters in the...
View ArticleWHERE IS THE VICTORY…? – By Terry Wright
Victory in conflict is ultimately the prize of leaders but it is built on national collaboration, self-sacrifice, crisis management and the ruins of lives and countries. A new world and dividends of...
View Article“What happened on Bloody Sunday was both unjustified and unjustifiable. It...
When Prime Minister David Cameron MP, said these words on 15 June 2010 in the House of Commons, they drew applause from many of those gathered outside the Guildhall, Londonderry. The motivation for...
View ArticleJuly proves awkward month for Northern Ireland politics – by Terry Wright
‘First clean the inside of the cup and dish and then the outside will also be clean.’ (Matthew Chapter 23 Verse 25) The wording, in this case from the Living Bible, may alter, dependent upon the...
View ArticleIS UNIONISM ALLOWING IRISH NATIONALISM TO OWN THE FUTURE OF NORTHERN IRELAND?...
Approached by a local member of Sinn Fein to engage in ‘difficult conversations’, I queried the term ‘difficult’: why not conversations? “Maybe they are difficult for Sinn Fein?” was the reply. However...
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