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Charles is proving a political king – and we should be grateful

The King is trying to repair the damage that successive Tory governments have done to the UK’s global standing and…

From the NS archive: Ulster’s heart-stopping moment

3 April 1998: Peace talks are reaching a conclusion, but can nationalist and unionist leaders persuade their supporters to accept…

Who could secure the Good Friday Agreement today?

Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak lack the idealism and vision that enabled the Northern Ireland peace deal 25 years ago.

The IRA’s blank assassin

The Brighton bomb killed five people but failed to hit its target, Margaret Thatcher.

Rishi Sunak avoids major rebellion as MPs back Brexit deal

Boris Johnson’s best efforts failed to bring down the Windsor Framework.

Colum Eastwood: “We’re on the road to a united Ireland – and that’s going to be unstoppable”

The leader of Northern Ireland’s nationalist Social Democratic and Labour Party on Brexit, power-sharing and updating the Good Friday Agreement.

The Brexiteers know they’re losing

The momentum is now with those who want a close relationship between the UK and the EU.