When Arlene Foster tumbled down the stone stairs of Stormont last Monday afternoon she was practically gasping. Panting. She could have almost burst into song, channeling her inner Andrea Corr – “Go on. Go on…Leave me breathless!” Word had come through of an imminent Brexit border deal that would grant Northern Ireland special status, separate […]
For more than 11 months Northern Ireland has been without a functioning government as the two largest political parties are deadlocked in round after round of political talks. With numerous deadlines having past the Secretary of State, James Brokenshire, has been forced to set a budget for the current financial year before departments ran out
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The comb on James Brokenshire’s bathroom shelf is, by now, almost redundant. Clogged with months of greasy Brylcreem, loose hairs and lost hope, it will soon find its way to the bottom of the bin. There is a little alarm clock beside his four-poster bed, ticking; but its batteries are unlikely to stretch much beyond
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