Tag Archives: Northern Ireland
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Is it time for Theresa May to call the DUP’s bluff on Brexit?
2December 5, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith
In 1968, Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson warned the trade unions that if they didn’t accept his relatively modest changes …
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Why Ireland might have to leave the EU too
2October 29, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith
At some point the people of Ireland are going to have to choose between Britain and the EU. There are …
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The Conservative/DUP deal brings benefits that Northern Ireland needs
Leave a commentJune 27, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith
As soon as the Conservative-DUP deal was announced yesterday morning the pre-prepared press statements were being fired off by all …
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Change in popular votes but not seats in Northern Ireland?
Leave a commentMay 1, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith
Northern Ireland have had their political earthquake already. The FPTP election system used in this General Election means there is …
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Why the DUP manifesto may matter this time more than ever before
Leave a commentApril 26, 2015 by Paul Goldsmith
Just when you might have thought that every party from the countries outside England would make their manifesto a shopping …
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Northern Ireland 2 – The most important constitutencies
Leave a commentDecember 30, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
The best way to predict what will happen in Northern Ireland’s 18 constituencies in the 2015 General election is to …
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Northern Ireland 1 – why FPTP really doesn’t work there
Leave a commentDecember 29, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
Given that the aims of an election system (how votes are translated into seats), include a range of opinions and …
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EVEL is not evil. But it will take time.
Leave a commentDecember 19, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
In the last few days before the Scottish Independence referendum, Alistair Darling, the leader of the “No” campaign, pleaded …
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