DUP still obstructing democracy despite £3.3bn pledge
The Northern Ireland Assembly has been unable to legislate for almost two years due to the DUP’s continued intransigence
Read moreDetailsGeoff spent his youth near the Northern Irish border town of Newry. Later he was the inaugural head of the European Commission in the North of Ireland, then the EU representative in the UK and a visiting professor at the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence, University of Leeds. He has advised the Commonwealth secretary general on strategic relationships worldwide.
The Northern Ireland Assembly has been unable to legislate for almost two years due to the DUP’s continued intransigence
Read moreDetailsThe future of Northern Ireland remains uncertain. Unity and unionism remain incompatible, but an alternative is almost within reach for...
Read moreDetailsGeoff Martin discusses the debate around a United Ireland, the questions this raises and the implications for Global Britain
Read moreDetailsGeoff Martin, inaugural head of the European Commission in Northern Ireland, looks at the future for Celtic nations post-Brexit
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