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Why regional identity is a much bigger problem for the Conservatives than Labour
We tend to think that within the UK, it is only Northern Ireland which has identity politics. Putting that conventional thought another way, Northern Ireland’s politics would be identity politics along a Unionist / Nationalist axis, whilst the rest of … Continue reading
Posted in Conservative Party, Conservativism, Euro, Europe, General Election, George Osborne, Identity, Ideology, Labour Party, Nationalism, Northern Ireland politics, Scotland, Scottish Conservative Party, UK Constitution, UK Politics, UKIP, Unionism, Wales
Tagged Centre-Right, Conservative Party, Conservative Party of Northern Ireland, Conservativism, DUP, Euro, Europe, General Election, George Osborne, Identity, Ideology, Labour Party, Nationalism, Northern Ireland politics, Scotland, Scottish Conservative Party, UK Constitution, UK Politics, UKIP, Unionism, Wales, Welsh Conservative Party
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Sein Fein parades itself
In the Newsletter and in my local papers, it was reported that a parade, which took place in Fermanagh on New Years Day, was illegal. The parade was said to be illegal because no request had been made to the … Continue reading
Posted in Catholic Church, Identity, IRA, Ireland, Irish History, Nationalism, Northern Ireland politics, Parades, Political History, Religion, Republicanism, Sinn Fein
Tagged Catholic Church, Identity, IRA, Ireland, Irish History, Nationalism, Northern Ireland politics, Parades, Political History, Religion, Republicanism, sectarianism, Sectarianism, Sinn Fein
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Conservatives entitled to be proud of the Anglo-Irish Agreement
A little over two months ago marked the passing of the 25th Anniversary of the Anglo-Irish Agreement. The anniversary resulted in posts by Brian Walker of Slugger O’Toole and by and other articles by Newspaper journalists across Ireland. One of … Continue reading
Posted in Conservative Party, Conservativism, David Cameron, Identity, Irish History, Margaret Thatcher, Political History, St. Andrews Agreement, Stormont, Unionism, UUP
Tagged Belfast Agreement, Conservative Party, Conservativism, David Cameron, Garret Fitzgerald, Identity, Irish History, James Molyneaux, Margaret Thatcher, Political History, St. Andrews Agreement, Stormont, Unionism, UUP
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The powerful thoughts of a Scottish Tory may shed some light on the Northern Ireland problem
No Conservative needs to be reminded that the Conservative Party has a problem with Scotland. Since before the General Election, I have followed what bloggers and politicians have been saying about the causes of the problem and what to do … Continue reading
Posted in Conservative Party, Conservativism, Identity, Nationalism, New Party, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Centre-Right, Northern Ireland politics, Scotland, Scottish Conservative Party, Toxicity, UK Politics, Unionism
Tagged Conservative Party, Conservativism, Identity, Nationalism, New Party, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Centre-Right, Northern Ireland politics, Scotland, Scottish Conservative Party, Toxicity, UK Politics, Unionism
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Conservativism in Northern Ireland
Irwin Armstrong, Chairman of the Northern Ireland Region of the Conservative Party, has made a comment contribution to ‘About Northern Ireland Centre-Right (a static page on this blog). I have republished his comment below with my reply. By Irwin Armstong … Continue reading
Posted in Basil McCrea, Conservative Party, Conservativism, David Cameron, General Election, Identity, Ideology, Irwin Armstrong, Nationalism, New Party, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Centre-Right, Northern Ireland politics, Stormont, Toxicity, UK Politics, Unionism, UUP
Tagged Basil McCrea, Centre Right, Centre-Right, Conservative Party, Conservative Party of Northern Ireland, Conservativism, David Cameron, Equal Citizenship, Equal citizenship, General Election, Identity, Ideology, Irwin Armstrong, Nationalism, New Party, Normal Politics, Normal politics, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Centre-Right, Northern Ireland politics, sectarianism, Sectarianism, Stormont, The United Kingdom, Toxicity, UCUNF, UK Politics, Unionism, UUP, Westmister Elections
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An Orangeman could attract Catholic votes if ……
During and after the UUP leadership election campaign, there was plenty of media focus upon the implications of Tom Elliott’s membership of the Orange Order. In my last post, I highlighted an article by Liam Clarke. Clarke suggested that Elliott should be … Continue reading
Posted in Basil McCrea, Identity, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland politics, Orange Order, Religion, Stormont, Tom Elliott, Unionism, UUP
Tagged Basil McCrea, Centre-Right, Conservative Party, David Cameron, Identity, Normal politics, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Centre-Right, Northern Ireland politics, Orange Order, Religion, sectarianism, Sectarianism, Stormont, Tom Elliott, Unionism, UUP
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Newsletter misrepresents NILT Survey
The Newsletter is publishing a series of Articles in relation to a debate on the future of the Union. I have not yet read all of the Articles. Certainly, I will and I intend to give credit to anything which … Continue reading
Toxicity and the anti-identity
Since I launched the campaign for a new centre-right party two weeks ago, I have highlighted, in a number of posts, the problem of toxicity. The Toxicity of the Conservative Brand in Scotland is most certainly related to past policy … Continue reading
Posted in Conservative Party, General Election, Identity, Nationalism, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Centre-Right, Northern Ireland Labour Party, Northern Ireland politics, Orange Order, Political History, SDLP, Sinn Fein, Toxicity, Unionism
Tagged Centre Right, Centre-Right, Conservative Party, Conservative Party of Northern Ireland, General Election, Identity, Nationalism, New Party, Normal Politics, Normal politics, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Centre-Right, Northern Ireland Labour Party, Northern Ireland politics, Orange Order, Political History, Scottish Conservative Party, SDLP, sectarianism, Sectarianism, Sinn Fein, Toxicity, Unionism
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Comparing Conservative Problems in Scotland with Northern Ireland
The campaign that I have launched for an independent centre-right party in Northern Ireland is running in parallel to a campaign for a similar scenario in relation to the Scottish Conservative Party. Each campaign has been launched in the wake of electoral … Continue reading
Posted in Conservative Party, David Cameron, General Election, Identity, Nationalism, New Party, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Centre-Right, Northern Ireland politics, Political History, Scotland, Scottish Conservative Party, Unionism
Tagged Centre Right, Centre-Right, Conservative Party, Conservative Party of Northern Ireland, David Cameron, General Election, Identity, Nationalism, New Party, Normal Politics, Normal politics, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Centre-Right, Northern Ireland politics, Political History, Scotland, Scottish Conservative Party, sectarianism, Sectarianism, Unionism
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NILT survey trends show bad news for Unionism
Yesterday, the 2009 Northern Ireland Life and Times survey was published on Ark. It reveals a very sharp decline in support for unionism. In response to the question, “Generally speaking, do you consider yourself as a unionist, nationalist or neither?” the … Continue reading
Posted in Conservative Party, Good Friday Agreement, Identity, Nationalism, New Party, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Centre-Right, Northern Ireland politics, Unionism
Tagged Centre Right, Centre-Right, Conservative Party, Good Friday Agreement, Identity, Nationalism, New Party, Normal politics, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Centre-Right, Northern Ireland politics, Unionism
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Northern Ireland Centre-Right 