Graham Walker’s been reading beyond the reported remarks of Reg Empey in the Lords recently: Indeed, the part of his comments given less attention concerned the need for Unionists to get the ‘tone’ of their contributions right, and to avoid appearing to

23 January 2012 Last updated at 14:48 ET By Martina Purdy BBC NI Political Correspondent Peter Robinson is said to be in favour of one unionist party Peter Robinson has a dream: a single unionist party. But for some Ulster Unionists, this represents a ni

They aren’t the only ones in this situation, of course. We may begin by noting, parenthetically, that the TUV is also banjaxed. Yes, Jim Allister and his merry band continue to disappoint. From Jim’s 66,000 votes at the Euro election two years ago, to th

Sign up to our new weekly “Week Outside Westminster” email service summarising the week’s news from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland Conservative Party co-chairman, Lord Feldman has accused the Ulster Unionists of making a “mistake” in rejecting prop

SDLP Leader Alasdair McDonnell would appear to believe that demanding a pay rise for politicians to help them avoid ‘poverty’ is a winner. Having made a faltering start to his tenure as SDLP Leader, Alasdair McDonnell must have hoped that his New Year in