Ben Lowry: Unionism could make great headway lobbying in the United States

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Subscribe              Oct 3, 2021           Top Stories A round up of the most popular news stories this week.           Ben Lowry: Unionism could make great headway lobbying in the United States           An abject failure of modern British politics is the inability of unionism to get its case across in America.                 Sammy Wilson's rant against renewable energy was irresponsible   A letter from Councillor Brian Pope:           Runners get back on track for largest sporting event in Northern Ireland   Sunday's Belfast Marathon is set to be the largest mass participation sporting event in Northern Ireland of the Republic of Ireland since the restrictions have eased.           Weather: September 2021 the second warmest on record for UK with previous September in 2006   Despite last month being Northern Ireland's joint warmest, it was also a particularly dull time as the hours of sunshine were the lowest since 1965.           Donaldson on Conservative conference: I take nothing on trust from Tories   Sir Jeffrey Donaldson says he will take nothing "on trust" from the Tories when he visits the party's annual conference in Manchester this weekend.           Relatives of Brougher bomb victims commemorate 50 years of the IRA attack by dedicating a new memorial on the mountain   The families of the victims of an IRA bomb have gathered on Brougher mountain for the dedication of a new memorial 50 years on.           Owen Polley: Unionists must stay united against the disgraceful Northern Ireland Protocol   To coincide with the anniversary of 'Ulster Day', when many of our forefathers signed the Ulster Solemn League and Covenant in 1912, four of Northern Ireland's unionist parties published a joint declaration this week, affirming their opposition to the Northern Ireland Protocol.           Ben Lowry: A belated happy 284th birthday to ourselves at the News Letter — the world's oldest English language daily newspaper!   A footnote on early Belfast News Letters, to which I refer above.           Unionism could make great headway lobbying in the US   An abject failure of modern British politics is the inability of unionism to get its case across in America.                 View more news

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