Brian Walker

Brian pursues the interests with the Unit which he developed in his BBC career as Political Editor Northern Ireland, and as a lobby correspondent and Editor of Political and Parliamentary Programmes at Westminster.

Among his contributions are a chapter on the media for our book The Politics of Coalition,and research and interviews for the projects on Special Advisers and the Politics of Judicial Independence. He has also chaired a number of Unit meetings and seminars. He is currently working on a project exploring the development of a more civic approach to government by the power sharing administration in Northern Ireland. He is also available for media advice.

Northern Ireland has become more politically stable but little progress has been made in overcoming the underlying divisions

30th November 2016

Brian Walker

Read Brian's blog posts:

A new approach to deadlock in Northern Ireland

The Irish government is pursuing Northern Ireland’s interests more actively than the UK government

A watershed is reached in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland has become more politically stable but little progress has been made in overcoming the underlying divisions

A tale of two Unions: can circles be squared by a new devolution settlement?

Brexit and Northern Ireland: early indications are that post-Good Friday Agreement relationships will survive quite well

The future of the union: It’s about politics, stupid!

Almost unnoticed, a new Agreement has been negotiated to try to end political deadlock in Northern Ireland

Can Scotland trust Westminster to transfer enough powers to seal it for a No result?

Can the Union Survive? (It’s about the British identity, stupid. But what is it? )

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