Cillian McGrattan
Dr Cillian McGrattan lectures in politics at Ulster University. He tweets at @cmcgrattan
Rewriting the past in Northern Ireland
Are the UK Research and Innovation Councils fit for purpose?
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
The NHS is no longer above question
People are finally, if grudgingly, waking up to its flaws
Sing for victory
The days when recording a novelty single was a pre-tour duty are long gone
Farewell to a gentle jazz-lover
Scholarship trumps zealotry, particularly when it is veiled by modesty
Will Spain become a Protestant country?
How immigration is changing the religious dynamics of a traditional Catholic stronghold
The value of social value
Social value requirements have made public procurement more expensive, more bureaucratic and harder for smaller firms to compete
Unionists should unite
It’s time to build alliances to ensure that unionists are not let down again
The SNP is in a Peter Murrell muddle
The Peter Murrell case has exposed the rot at the heart of the SNP’s political culture
The state enablers of the Stade shooting
A fatal shooting in Germany illuminated more than one man
There is nothing authentic about Andy Burnham
The blokeish Labour man is as slimy a politician as the rest of them
A criminal abuse of the law
Our criminal justice system is deferential to those who abuse it while coming down hard on the innocent
