OPINION - DUP deal to restore power-sharing in Northern Ireland leaves as many questions as answers
by Jack Kessler
Jan 30, 2024
2 minutes
As a rule of thumb, if you hear anyone say that deep-state, unelected bureaucrats run the country, feel free to ignore them and continue about your day. But there is one exception: Northern Ireland. For the last two years, civil servants have effectively been running it in the absence of an Executive. That may finally be coming to an end.
This morning, the Democratic Unionist, subject to an agreement with the UK government on post-Brexit trade arrangements.
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