Henry McDonald
Henry McDonald is the author of seven books on the Northern Ireland troubles and two critically acclaimed novels.
The silence that tells Joe Biden who his real allies are
Irish reluctance to support Ukraine presents Unionists with an opportunity to counter American Brit-bashing over the Protocol reforms
Border skirmishes
No actor has done more to endanger the future of Northern Ireland than the European Commission
Beating the wrong drum
The dogmatic insistence that unionists are being pushed towards a united Ireland
Welcome to butter mountain
Labour’s extraordinary predicted majority might disappear almost as quickly as it arrives
Terrible beauty
Does the World Press know what constitutes photojournalism?
Elon Musk versus the EU
A high-level dispute has major implications for online freedom
Britain must not overregulate AI
Staying competitive in the modern world depends on balancing its opportunities and its risks
Communitarianism hits the ballot box
The local elections provided a glimpse of a future where voting is divided by ethnicity
Murders for July
The most gripping and grisly detective novels of the month, from Devon to Orkney
Gender and Josef K.
How it feels to be accused of crimes that don’t exist
Giving Mozart a makeover
Mozart: The Salzburg Project (Warner)
How I came to live in Looking-Glass House
How it feels to be exiled over political disagreement
The rise and fall of Rishi
Exceptional good fortune met common mediocrity