Unionism

Undoubtedly, this has been a difficult few years for unionism, writes Paul Givan

Paul Givan: ‘Time all shades of unionism acted with their head’

Clement Cuthbertson pictured with Carla Lockhart

DUP councillor resigns after 20 years with the party

Jonathan Buckley MLA speaking to the media outside Carleton Street Orange Hall in Portadown, Co Armagh.

Unionism cannot afford a strategic own goal over Drumcree

Letter to the editor

Letter: Unionism can’t keep scoring own goals

Jon Burrows addressing the Ulster Unionist Party conference in Belfast on Saturday.

Jon Burrows says unionism is at a crossroads - and the UUP is ready to lead

UUP leader Jon Burrows MLA is heading into his first UUP conference as leader

Unionism ‘has responsibility to give electorate something to vote for’ – Burrows

Guest Speaker Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP pictured speaking at the 2018 DUP annual conference in Belfast. He said he would never support a border in the Irish Sea. Picture by Arthur Allison/Pacemaker Press

Letter: Assurances over border poll mean nothing

UUP Leader Jon Burrows speaking to the media in the Great Hall at Parliament Buildings, Stormont. Pic: Mark Marlow/PA Wire

Burrows challenges O'Neill to debate - saying unionism 'has sat back too long'

A border poll would release a wrecking ball into NI politics

Letter: Border poll will not be focus with the world about to change utterly

Reform not about ‘ladder being kicked out’ from unionism – Hanna

Northern Ireland is not a failed place. It has competitive businesses, skilled workers, world-class agri-food, thriving industries, outstanding universities and a strong tourism offering, including the Giant’s Causeway, pictured

Jon Burrows: Unionism must think smarter and plan for the long term

Unionism moving to ‘more extreme element’ on Drumcree, O’Neill warns

It is a given that all unionist parties want the maintenance of the British Union, and the removal of the Irish Sea border

Letter: Hurdles to be overcome for a unionist coalition

Intra-party competition will eventually expand the unionist vote

Letter: One single unionist party simply will not work

Polling seems to suggest that most people think Stormont is doing a bad job, Unionists should say they are not taking part

Letter: Unionism should quit Stormont, return to pre Donaldson u-turn stance

UUP MLA Steve Aiken .

Ulster Unionist MLA warns internal division 'achieves nothing but failure'
Steve Aiken has offered his full support to his party’s leadership – saying the events which have embroiled the Ulster Unionists over the past week “should not have occurred”.
David Thompson

Doug Beattie's farewell statement referred to the UUP's 'progressive and moderate outlook'

Letter: Unionism must set the political agenda

Maurice Bradley has called for a 'unionist convention'

DUP calls for a joint unionist strategy while TUV stresses sea border a priority

Stormont elections are scheduled for 2027.

Unionists can 'win the next Assembly election' - DUP leader

First Minister of Wales Baroness Eluned Morgan (centre) lost her seat as Welsh nationalists decimated Labour in its traditional heartland. Photo: Ben Birchall/PA Wire

Unionist leaders dismiss claims the UK is weakened after GB elections

Emma Little-Pengelly speaking at a press conference yesterday

DFM slams reform calls

Sinn Fein won't say who President Mary Lou McDonald is blaming for "stopping" the A5 road. Photo: Mark Marlow/PA Wire

Sinn Fein deny Mary Lou McDonald blames unionists for A5 failure

One of the images from The Executive Office's tweet

DUP and TUV trade blows after Executive tweet about Easter Rising

Ben Habib has been unwavering in his opposition to the Irish Sea border

Letter: Advance UK offers unionists a rare opportunity

Peter Robinson, Lord Mayor of Belfast, pictured in November 1986 at a rally on the first anniversary of Anglo Irish agreement at City Hall where 200,000 people turned up

Letter: Huffing and puffing does little good

Ulster Unionist leader Jon Burrows lashed out at the DUP's actions over the last 15 years during a podcast interview with the University of Liverpool's Institute of Irish Studies.

DUP 'strategic errors have undermined the Union', says UUP's Jon Burrows

Silver medal winner Kate O'Connor of Team NI celebrates with the Ulster Banner flag following the women's heptathlon on day six of the Commonwealth Games at Alexander Stadium on August 03, 2022 in Birmingham, England (photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

Letter: A new NI flag that’s more inclusive?
A letter from Micheal O'Cathail:
Letters

UUP leader Jon Burrows.

Jon Burrows responds to DUP letter on unionist co-operation

Jon Burrows (right) shakes hands with Mike Nesbitt, after succeeding him as UUP leader.

Mike Nesbitt rejects UUP division rumours - saying 'there is no tension'

Political commentator Dr John Coulter, the son of the late former North Antrim UUP MLA Rev Dr Robert Coulter MBE.

Dr John Coulter: Ghost of UPNI could haunt Burrows' coronation

TUV MP Jim Allister.

TUV denies 'one-to-one talks' with DUP on unionist unity

UUP leader elect Jon Burrows, alongside incoming deputy leader Diana Armstrong will "consider" a DUP request to meet on unionist co-operation. Photo: David Young/PA Wire

UUP to offer voters a 'clear choice' after 20 years of 'strategic mistakes'

A ballot box at Belfast City Hall during the 2023 council elections; a new survey has asked over 1,000 unionists their views on the three-party unionist model

Survey has revealed 'three unionist party model is no longer viable'

Sir Keir Starmer said international law ‘is the benchmark for any government around the world’

Dermot Nesbitt: Framework breaches international law and must be challenged

Morning View

Editorial: Incoming leader of UUP has already shown his political potential

Jon Burrows speaks at the UUP's 2025 conference. Pic: Andrew McCarroll/ Pacemaker Press

Test of new UUP leader will be stance on Northern Ireland Protocol: TUV

Robbie Butler has ruled himself out of the running to succeed Mike Nesbitt as UUP leader (Arthur Allison/Pacemaker)

Robbie Butler rules himself out of the running to be new leader of the UUP

Political commentator Dr John Coulter, the son of former North Antrim UUP MLA the late Rev Dr Robert Coulter MBE.

Dr John Coulter: Pathways and policies, not personalities, will revive UUP

Mike Nesbitt not only led the Ulster Unionist Party at a difficult time for unionism and the party, he also has held down one of the toughest jobs in government, health mininster

Ben Lowry: Mike Nesbitt has faced the thankless task of leadership in NI

The Palestine flag flying at Belfast City Hall earlier this week

Letter: City Hall flag row shows how unionists can stand united

Northern Ireland's council boundaries. When the current map came into force in 2015, Belfast gained heavily nationalist suburbs to the south-west, but heavily unionist suburbs on its south-east edge were included in the merged Lisburn and Castlereagh district. Map: DfC

Unionism in Belfast diluted by redrawn council boundaries: TUV

Letters to editor

Letter: Protestant community is in need of a prophet

Political commentator Dr John Coulter.

Unionists need to learn bitter lessons 40 years on from the Dublin Diktat!

Harold McCusker's speech in the House of Commons in response to the Anglo-Irish Agreement in 1985 was a tour de force, probably the most significant and passionate speech delivered by a unionist MP since 1921

MP Harold McCusker's 'spirit was broken' by the Anglo-Irish Agreement of 1985

Political commentator Dr John Coulter.

Key lessons Unionism must learn from Connolly victory

The combined left coalition led by Sinn Fein that united around Catherine Connolly saw its percentage share of the poll drop by a third compared to the Dail election last November. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)

David Campbell: Unionism can learn from results of Irish presidency election

UUP deputy leader Robbie Butler says Alliance needs to end its own ambiguity over what the party would do in the event of a border poll.

UUP demand Alliance come clean on border poll

Stormont farming minister Andrew Muir has hit out at other parties in the Northern Ireland Executive (Rebecca Black/PA Wire)

Unionists bite back at Alliance minister Andrew Muir after swipes at UUP and DUP

A Sinn Fein bid to install Irish language signage at Belfast's Grand Central Station is being challenged in court.

Gaston in legal bid over controversial Irish language signage policy

It is unwise to simply hope that a future Reform government might restore NI to full UK membership - such a government may never come about

Letter: Unionism must be a problem rather than a complainant

Those who advocate collapsing the Executive again are serving no purpose other than exacerbate our public service woes

Letter: Another Stormont boycott is self-harming

An anti-Northern Ireland Protocol rally in Markethill in February 2022; the question of how to resist the Protocol formed part of the loyalist survey

Loyalist survey finds 'some support' for return to protests over sea border

Despite coming in for criticism, the recent band parade in Portrush was a huge success. Contrary to media reporting, the bands did co-operate with the R and A, once they had made it clear that they were not going to be moved upon the principle of having their parade at the same time of year as they have done in the past. Pic: Tristan Morrow

Neil McCarthy: Loyalists stood firm in the face of nationalist hypocrisy

The Irish Sea border clearly creates momentum for Irish unification so there is every reason to believe a border poll will come at some point

Letter: Focus should be on securing fair terms for a border poll

An evangelical handbill from the 1950s which would have been delivered door to door, featuring my late father, Rev Dr Robert Coulter MBE.

Dr John Coulter: Christian Churches need to step up door to door evangelism to c...

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