Editorial: Election signals huge symbolic shift
On this day 25 years ago, chief electoral officer Pat Bradley took to the podium in Belfast's King's Hall and announced to the world the result of the referendum on the Good Friday Agreement.
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On this day 25 years ago, chief electoral officer Pat Bradley took to the podium in Belfast's King's Hall and announced to the world the result of the referendum on the Good Friday Agreement.
THE Secretary of State for Northern Ireland said anyone who wants to know the criteria for a border poll needs to read the Good Friday Agreement.
Ijust think it was coming, the dup haven't been standing around doing anything, so... that is what it is down to, a lack of government? lack of government, yeah. someone has to make really vital decisions relating - to the environment, employment, childcare, women's refuge vision,| the whole abortion issue. the scale of the jump in support for sinn fein is something they themselves had not even predicted, but will it do anything to change the dynamic in the power—sharing crisis here in northern ireland, which has left everyone without a government for a year? the dup are preventing a return ...
They themselves had not even predicted, but will it do anything to change the dynamic in the power—sharing crisis here in northern ireland, which has left everyone without a government for a year? the dup are preventing a return to power—sharing as a protest over the brexit arrangements. the irish sea border which they believe undermines northern ireland's place in the uk. the party wants new legislation from the british government to address their concerns before they will return to government. getting a border poll is still core business for sinn fein, it is just that they downgrade it s...
The whole abortion issue is still unresolved. - the scale of the jump in support for sinn fein is something they themselves hadn't even predicted, but will it do anything to change the dynamic in the power—sharing crisis here in northern ireland, which has left everyone without a government for a year? the dup are preventing a return to power—sharing as a protest over the brexit arrangements, the irish sea border, which they believe undermines northern ireland's place in the uk. the party wants new legislation from the british government to address their concerns before they'll return to g...