This year’s Belfast Festival at Queen’s attracted some big names to their talks programme. Here St Etienne offers his assessment on three of this year’s big setpiece events: a talk by Lord Ashdown; a panel debate on Carson’s Legacy; and the National Anthem theatre production. By St Etienne Lord Ashdown Paddy Ashdown had his chat …
Tag Archive: Edward Carson
Sep
09
Union 2021: Unionism needs Carson's 'broad church' approach
Former Belfast City Councillor Chris McGimpsey has contributed to the News Letter’s Union 2021 series of articles. This latest article appeared in the News Letter on September 09… An examination of how today’s unionists measure up against the political legacy of Edward Carson LATER on this month, there will be two important events; one will …
Aug
29
Events: Carson's legacy
Here’s an event of note from this year’s Belfast Festival at Queen’s. This year marks the 75th anniversary of the death of Edward Carson and his burial in St. Anne’s Cathedral. His statue still stands in front of the Stormont Parliament and his name still resonates through Unionist and Loyalist folklore. Both main Unionist parties …
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