Dean Godson

The rise and fall of Leo Varadkar

22 March 2024 12:06 am

Leo Varadkar, who resigned yesterday, has certainly earned his place in the history of Anglo-Irish relations as one of the…

Why does the Met prioritise Palestine marchers over Londoners?

20 February 2024 10:22 pm

If you want an illustration of one of the things that is wrong with the Metropolitan Police, you need only…

The post-Brexit crisis in Northern Ireland is finally over

1 February 2024 10:43 pm

Rishi Sunak, with almost daily input from Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, the Democratic Unionist Party leader, has just delivered a deal…

Ireland’s security freeloading is a threat to the West

15 December 2023 10:48 pm

Today marks the thirtieth anniversary of the Downing Street Declaration – one of the key building blocks of the Northern Irish…

Biden can no longer afford to indulge Irish nationalism

14 April 2023 5:36 pm

For the British government, the Biden visit to Belfast posed one major exam question: would the pageantry of a pan-nationalist…

Why David Trimble mattered

26 July 2022 8:16 pm

David Trimble, who died yesterday afternoon at the age of 77, played a seminal role in forging the Good Friday Agreement…

Can Priti Patel’s asylum shake-up help Britain take back control?

26 March 2021 2:54 am

Every Home Secretary is forced to confront the cold political realities of the office. What they set out to deliver…