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Subscribe              I N S I D E R           Nov 18, 2023             Ben Lowry Editor It has been an ever changing mix of sunshine, grey and rain in Belfast in recent days. This weekend, the city Christmas season begins    It is the season to be careful. This Belfast woman on a new year trip to London ordered a £1,890 cocktail that she thought was only £18.90. Punctuation is key ...   Northern Ireland fans want more information on how the IFA backed Casement while the great Gerry Armstrong thinks the plan could work    In politics Sir Jeffrey Donaldson implies that a deal with London might be near,  yet Sammy Wilson is still saying EU law is the source of the problem, the primacy of which the government is not planning to remove   A free speech lawyer describes as "disappointing" the fact that Michelle O'Neill was not ordered to pay full costs in her failed libel action    With regard to the Middle East, the outstanding conservative commentator Douglas Murray  is praised by Ruth Dudley Edwards while the artist Brian John Spencer says Suella Braverman was only saying what we can all see    In my column I look at Belfast's street signage policy. It is, I believe, extremist and driven by the divisive goal of having Irish signs even where they are not wanted    In other opinion the ex Alliance and Fine Gael politician John Cushnahan says Sinn Fein have no moral authority to condemn Israel for killing civilians   Talking of such killing, it is the 40th anniversary of the attack on Darkley gospel hall    -- Ben Lowry Editor             DUP waiting for government action on trading arrangement talks – Sir Jeffrey Donaldson   The DUP is awaiting action from the Government over long-running talks to address unionist concerns on post-Brexit trading arrangements, Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has indicated.   Read more +     Northern Ireland fans' body vows to push for 'further disclosure' around how IFA arrived at Casement decision   Northern Ireland football fans will push for "further disclosure" after the IFA failed to adequately explain why a GAA ground has its full backing as a Euro 2028 host stadium.   Read more +           Ben Lowry: Belfast's extremist policy on Irish street signs is unfolding just as republicans wanted it to unfold                     ​​Belfast now has an extremist and divisive street sign policy that is intended to make people of a unionist background uncomfortable.           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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