"In Northern Ireland... letting unionism drive itself mad then picking up the pieces has been the only game Gerry Adams has ever played."Newton Emerson, The Irish News, May 29 2014.&nb...
In the Sunday Times of May 25 2014, Newton Emerson wrote of unionism:"Unionism's overall share of the vote increased from 46.1% to 49.5%, boosted by the large number of unionist parties an their advice to transfer to all other unionists on the ballot."Of nationalism:"Nationalism lost out as a result, with Sinn Fein down to 24.1% of the first-preference...
A first professional survey of Orangemen in Fermanagh found the following:- Almost 50% of respondents believe the rule barring Orangemen from attending Mass should be changed. Just 25% believe it should stay.(The Mass finding may be influenced by the overwhelmingly Church of Ireland make-up of Fermanagh Orangemen, with 77 per cent coming from an Anglican background.)- 43% believe shared education should be encouraged, with...
This blog is about the "other Northern Ireland" we never hear of. It has ni21 in the url, but has nothing to do with that party. Edited by Brian John Spencer.