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SNP, Sinn Fein and Home Rule

SNP, Sinn Fein and Home Rule

For nearly one hundred years, the Constitution, has been the predominant issue in every election, fought in Northern Ireland, even at Council level,  where there is a wearying, unionist pre-occupation with flags and emblems.  The results of the Election in Scotland have ensured that independence has shot

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Sturgeon strikes a blow for women and the SNP

Sturgeon strikes a blow for women and the SNP

“Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn’t.” (Mark Twain) Today’s Telegraph reports that in a meeting last month with the French Ambassador, Scotland’s First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, professed a preference for Cameron to be PM after the

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