Nationalists are set for a historic win in Northern Ireland's vote
The Good Friday Agreement is under increasing strain
THE PUNDITS and the psephologists are all gearing up. On May 5th voters in England, Scotland and Wales will go to the polls in local elections: a bad result for the Conservatives could stoke unease among Tory MPs about Boris Johnson’s leadership after his breach of covid-era lockdown rules. But another election taking place that day is likely to prove more significant. For voters in Northern Ireland could choose as the biggest party one that does not want Northern Ireland to exist.
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Britain April 30th 2022
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- The NHS is in seriously poor shape
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