Heather Humphreys is a republican but has family ties to the Orange Order.
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It’s been a terrible few years for unionism’s biggest party, and they could be about to see the fallout.
The death of Queen Elizabeth will not weaken the attachment of Northern Ireland’s unionists to Britain. But it is a morale blow at a time of political uncertainty.
In this time of unrest, insecurity and fear, unions and their new, more diverse leadership offer a path to improving workers’ rights and repairing deep social and economic inequalities.
A trial in France revealed how the platform’s algorithm established a subordination relationship between riders and the firm. Could we be witnessing the beginning of the end of “uberisation”?
Nicola Sturgeon wants Scotland out, Boris Johnson hopes to hold it all together and Mark Drakeford believes in the best of both worlds.
Has the party unecessarily compromised its powerful position in Westminster?
The debacle has highlighted the negative image which unionism must lay to rest for good or face extinction.
Industrial action by Google workers shows collective representation is needed even in what is meant to be the best company in the world.
For a lot of ordinary people in Northern Ireland, the hyper-British version of unionism is missing an important part of their identity.
The only way forward is a more inclusive unionism that reflects the diverse and multicultural nature of the UK.
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Visiting Professor, Institute of Irish Studies, QUB and Emeritus Professor of Spatial Planning, University of Aberdeen
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Associate Professor, Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation, Trinity College Dublin
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Sessional Lecturer, Australian Catholic University
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Senior Advisor to the Dean of the Faculty of Arts + Labour Management Relations, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Maîtresse de conférences en sciences de gestion, Université Côte d’Azur
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Professor of International Conflict Analysis, School of Politics and International Relations, University of Kent
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Lecturer, School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics, Queen's University Belfast
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Associate Professor, School of Labour Studies, McMaster University
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Personal Chair, Political and Cultural Studies, Swansea University
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Lecturer in Politics, Queen's University Belfast