Ben Lowry: Three things to watch out for in the coming Stormont election

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Subscribe              I N S I D E R           Apr 2, 2022             Ben Lowry Editor So the hour change meant we lost an hour in bed, but so what? What a joy are these long evenings, this glorious (now intermittent) sunshine ...   Elections are often held at a fine point in the calendar, late spring. The Stormont contest is under way. Jim Allister's party has got permission to describe itself on the ballot paper as 'TUV - No Sea Border' (within this link is a video of Henry McDonald interviewing Mr Allister) https://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/politics/tuv-no-sea-border-given-approval-for-ballot-papers-3637986 Meanwhile Sir Jeffrey Donaldson is warning that Sinn Fein's focus is to ignore the votes of DUP supporters and "sleepwalk" the other Assembly parties into their plans for a divisive border poll https://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/politics/sf-wants-to-sleepwalk-other-parties-into-border-poll-plan-3637988   Here are some of my basic thoughts on the election: https://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/opinion/columnists/ben-lowry-three-things-to-watch-out-for-in-the-coming-stormont-election-3637967   Whatever problems or disputes we have in Northern Ireland today, pale into comparison to World War Two, which people like my dad still clearly remember. We have a review today of a book of wartime letters written by an American, Helen Turtle, who lived on Strangford Lough. Alf McCreary wrote the review of what sounds like a wonderful book. https://www.newsletter.co.uk/arts-and-culture/books/book-review-midnight-again-is-a-tour-de-force-on-wartime-life-in-northern-ireland-3638157 And today's Big Interview is with Conor Bradford, whose parents were the late Roy and Hazel https://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/people/conor-bradford-when-i-was-growing-up-we-had-b-specials-guarding-our-house-3637716   This morning, we led the weekend paper with this story https://www.newsletter.co.uk/business/calamitous-impact-of-red-diesel-ban-on-firms-already-under-strain-3637919 And Farming Life led with Richard Halleron writing on how the Ukraine war continues to dominate the grain markets.   Meanwhile, this week farmers warned of a milk shortage https://www.newsletter.co.uk/country-and-farming/farmers-warn-of-possible-milk-shortage-for-ni-3635582   In sport Davey Todd and Manxman Conor Cummins will lead the charge for Clive Padgett's Milenco Honda team the North West 200 from May 10-14. https://www.newsletter.co.uk/sport/motorcycling/davey-todd-and-conor-cummins-lead-charge-for-padgetts-honda-at-north-west-200-3632431 And in football, Portadown defender Howard Beverland has highlighted the behind-closed-doors homework behind on-pitch progress. https://www.newsletter.co.uk/sport/football/northern-ireland/howard-beverland-highlights-big-things-behind-portadowns-rescue-mission-boost-3630638 As every week, this is just a taster of our offering of many stories             'SF wants to sleepwalk other parties into border poll plan'   Read more +     'TUV - No Sea Border' given approval for ballot papers   Read more +           Ben Lowry: Three things to watch out for in the coming Stormont election                     The Stormont election is little more than a month away, on Thursday May 5.           Read more +     Subscribe today             Full access   Subscribe for unlimited access to all our articles, 70% fewer ads, daily puzzles and our desktop & mobile app. Your first month free . Cancel anytime.     Find out more     Gift access   Give someone a subscription for a year's unlimited access to all our articles, 70% fewer ads, daily puzzles and our desktop and mobile app. From just £94.90 for 12 months.    Find out more

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