Brian Rowan: Arlene s feathers are ruffled today, but the DUP itself is under pressure
Former BBC correspondent Brian Rowan looks at the embattled DUP leader’s position today. By Brian Rowan Wednesday 28 Apr 2021, 9:52 AM 1 hour ago 10,550 Views 25 Comments Brian Rowan
IN A LONG game of political chess, we are now watching the endgame.
The quiet whispers and questions about Arlene Foster’s leadership of the DUP, that had become louder in the early weeks of 2021, now the headlines of a challenge with talk of “no way back” and decisions within days.
For unionism, the Northern Ireland centenary is becoming more of a crossroads than a celebration.
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Brian Rowan: Once again, the politics of Northern Ireland is in a mess and violence has won out
The former BBC correspondent and author says it’s like a rewind button has been pressed to the past in the North. By Brian Rowan Thursday 8 Apr 2021, 10:08 AM 55 minutes ago 4,521 Views 14 Comments Brian Rowan
THOSE FLAMES IN Belfast on Wednesday night caught the attention of the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson – that burning bus that was part of an ugly street play that stretched towards one of the city’s so-called peace lines.
On Twitter, Johnson wrote:
I am deeply concerned by the scenes of violence in Northern Ireland, especially attacks on PSNI who are protecting the public and businesses, attacks on a bus driver and the assault of a