Henry CH Hill

Henry Hill is a columnist for Conservative Home, opinion writer for the International Business Times and editor of Open Unionism. Follow him on Twitter @HCH_Hill. One of the complicating factors for any unionist campaign is striking the right balance between a focus on it being a question for the country in question (which it undoubtedly …

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May 06

Can UKIP become a truly national party?

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Henry Hill is a columnist for Conservative Home, opinion writer for the International Business Times and editor of Open Unionism. Follow him on Twitter @HCH_Hill. “The scale of the advance of Ukip has shocked both the two main parties. As expected, it seems to have taken votes primarily from disgruntled Conservatives, but it is also …

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Jan 26

The Green and Orange horns of Unionism’s dilemma

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This article was originally written for the Trinity News, the independent student newspaper of Trinity College, Dublin. You can see it, post-editing and on the page, on Issuu. The first half of this article formed the basis for my first Red, White and Blue column on Conservative Home, but this is the full thing. It …

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Nov 25

The Union Saltire: Scottish Conservatives’ new logo

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The Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party have chosen a new logo. According to leader Ruth Davidson, it is intended to be “bold, fresh and easy to recognise”, and that it is ”distinctly Scottish but with colours which clearly reflect our pride in the United Kingdom”. Personally, I can see upsides and downsides to it. First upside, …

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Nov 21

Devolution: Isolating the North, or inspiring it?

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Ben Wilson is a Labour Member from the West Midlands, currently studying for his Masters in Psychology. He believes unionism is important since it has united the people of the British Isles and has left us all with a shared culture and history. There has always been an economic and cultural divide between north and …

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Nov 20

What awaits the SNP if they lose in 2014?

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Originally posted on Tory Hoose I think this might be one of the most fascinating questions in British politics at the minute (at least for anybody with much of an interest in the constitutional situation). The SNP have played an increasingly central role in the politics of Scotland since the 1970s. Their rise has helped …

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Nov 08

State of the Union: November 2012

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State of the Union is Open Unionism’s monthly newsletter. In it we put the best articles from the previous month as well as a round-up of the most interesting union-related news and commentary from around the web. It is emailed to all pro-union MLA, MSPs and AMs as well as an ever-widening circle of MPs, …

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Nov 07

The 51st State: Puerto Rico chooses union

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Lost amidst the media frenzy of last night’s Presidential election, another important ballot took place for the United States. The island of Puerto Rico, a long-term territory of the US, held a two-part referendum on changing its relationship with the mainland. The result: 53.9% of voters supported change, and 61.9% supported statehood as their preferred …

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Nov 07

Irish Nationalism still to complete divorce from terrorism

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Ian Parsley is a well known commentator, particularly on welfare reform, economic development and constitutional matters. Having strongly supported the Conservatives and Unionists project at the 2010 General Election, where he stood against Lady Hermon in North Down, he rejoined the Alliance Party in 2012. He authors his own blog, where this article first appeared. …

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Nov 05

The “ifs”, “buts”, “whats” and “whys” separatists would rather not think about

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