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Doug Beattie

Deirdre Heenan: Beattie turns his back on extremists, but it may be too little too late for this election

Doug Beattie promised to recast the Ulster Unionist Party as progressive before joining hardline unionists in opposing the protocol; he has now distanced himself from them in what could be the start of a rebuilding process for the UUP and unionism itself
  • Deirdre Heenan
  • April 17, 2022

Deirdre Heenan: Twitter’s double-edged sword leaves Beattie’s liberal credentials in tatters

The UUP leader is just the latest politician to find out that contentious social media posts have the potential to derail a career
  • Deirdre Heenan
  • January 30, 2022

John Walsh: Unionists should be careful what they wish for

Seeking an end to the current Stormont power-sharing arrangement would surely backfire, and the unionist demand that the protocol must go could ultimately destroy the union
  • John Walsh
  • October 17, 2021

Deirdre Heenan: ‘Ordinary soldier’ Beattie must lead UUP into battle with DUP

The new Ulster Unionist Party leader needs to carve out a position that is more than DUP-lite for the party to have relevance
  • Deirdre Heenan
  • August 8, 2021

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