Veteran Hull MP and dedicated republican who served as Labour’s Northern Ireland spokesman in the 1980s and 90s
August 2011
Wintour and Watt blog
Grassroots point the way to shared future in peaceful Northern Ireland
Nicholas Watt: A debate is under way in Northern Ireland about how to build a future where schools and hospitals trump sectarian issues. But Northern Ireland has come a mighty long way in the past decade and a half
May 2011
Call for action to increase number of women in devolved parliaments
Campaigners demand reform of party selection procedures after last week's elections mostly failed to boost female representation
Northern Ireland's positive apathy
Fionola Meredith
Fionola Meredith: Election night mishaps aside, low turnout is a welcome sign that Northern Irish politics is evolving away from tribal tradition
Election results 2011
Election results 2011: Northern Ireland assembly results in full
Low unionist turnout expected in Northern Ireland elections, says SDLP
Local elections: Ronan Kerr family urge people to vote
April 2011
Northern Ireland: so near yet so far
Politics Weekly UK
Politics Weekly podcast: Regional elections and the AV referendum
For Ireland's hardcore dissidents, 'the Queen is a legitimate target'
Northern Ireland polls: how much hinges on choice of first minister?
March 2011
Northern Ireland to get an extra £432m for public services
Northern Ireland finance minister announces extra money for public services from sources including an "over-commitment" made in the draft budget
February 2011
BMA: Northern Ireland needs realism over healthcare provision
Wintour and Watt blogGrassroots point the way to shared future in peaceful Northern Ireland
