I have huge problems with the LCC, but being seen to abandon loyalism could make an inconvenient situation worse

This is not simply a case of Sinn Féin’s misfortune being unionism’s opportunity

Unionism is shifting towards the realisation that demographic and electoral change require a significant shift in long-term thinking

Unionism has a long and unhappy history of being surprised by British governments

Trump and Farage have damaged politics at a national and international level

Difficult to avoid the conclusion the LCC is hindering the very change it was set up to deliver

A new vehicle led from the centre rather than by Sinn Féin presents a much more difficult challenge for unionism

Inevitable that Executive would be told there is no more cash to keep show on road

The Brexit referendum-calling former Tory leader fuelled and facilitated the rise of new-generation nationalism and populism

Half a century after he left Armagh to live in Belfast and study at Queen’s University, Alex Kane recalls a week that shaped the rest of his life

Gavin Robinson, Mike Nesbitt and Claire Hanna all face challenges turning their party fortunes around

Unionism is in a worse state today than at any time since the first Home Rule Bill in 1886

Nesbitt needs to take the battle to the DUP and the TUV

As it reaches its 75th landmark birthday, The Third Man remains a truly memorable piece of cinema that touches perfection

Whoever becomes the Ulster Unionist Party’s next leader their biggest enemy will be the party itself, which has still not come to terms with its loss of dominance more than 50 years ago