The writing is on the wall for any hope of an agreement between the DUP and Sinn Féin. Until now the 14 month long process had seen the insertion…
Author Colum Eastwood
News & Current Affairs
What’s Next? - by Colum Eastwood
News & Current Affairs
‘All of Our Political Futures Are now Part of a Broader Canvas’ - By Colum Eastwood
The core of this piece was supposed to be about the stalled Stormont talks and the prospect of devolution returning to the North.…
News & Current Affairs
Emma Little-Pengelly fails first test as MP “for all” argues Colum Eastwood
The talks at Stormont Castle are grinding on into another weekend as the deadline for a deal draws ever nearer. As I said on Wednesday,…
News & Current Affairs
“An anti Brexit coalition to fight General Election was worth exploring” - By Colum Eastwood
In proposing an anti-Brexit coalition I always knew I was potentially throwing seeds on stony ground. The politics of the North has never offered the best…
Opinion
‘Partnership’ is the only way to secure devolution’ - By Colum Eastwood
Picture by @AntrimLens The days before an election usually follow a similar pattern. As the finish line draws ever closer, nerves are frayed, nails are bitten…
Opinion
‘The SDLP is asking voters to vote for change and we are also asking them to transfer for change’ - Colum Eastwood
The campaign proper has begun. For all its downsides, the intensity of an election campaign does have the habit of distilling issues and giving definition to…