Edwin Poots is gone. But the DUP’s chaos should concern all of the UK | Jon Tonge

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The Northern Ireland assembly is tottering, and April’s riots could return, says Jon Tonge of the University of Liverpool

It is only four years since the DUP was elevated to UK-wide importance by an arithmetical fluke and Theresa May’s hapless campaign in the 2017 general election. The DUP’s Westminster team, and Foster as leader, were seen as midwives to DUP misfortune. Recklessly, they allowed Boris Johnson to use the DUP conference to launch his Conservative party leadership bid,between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

 

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He obviously thought now another 1% of the Earth's age has gone in his lifetime time is of the essence

Seriously, do ye honestly that the the rest of the UK gives a fiddlers?

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