James Molyneaux

Reading Peter Robinson’s 1990 vision of devolution in light of today’s political deadlock #20YearRule

Alan Meban (Alan in Belfast) on December 30, 2017, 9:00 am | Readers 1539

Peter Robinson’s influence on unionist politics can be clearly seen in government papers that were recently released under the 20 Year Rule. In one file the NIO considered that Robinson was worried that his party leader Ian Paisley was in the pocket of UUP leader James Molyneaux as they analysed a constituency speech that was forcefully in favour of devolution.

James Molyneaux (1920-2015)

Alan Meban (Alan in Belfast) on March 9, 2015, 10:30 am | Readers 1590

James Molyneaux (Baron Molyneaux of Killead) died this morning, aged 94. He led the Ulster Unionist Party from 1979 to 1995 and was a prominent member of the loyal orders. Opposed to the Good Friday Agreement and critical of David Trimble who succeeded him as leader of the UUP, he later endorsed DUP candidates (including Jeffrey Donaldson who inherited his safe Lagan Valley Westminster seat for the UUP before defecting to the DUP). Born in Killead, the village closest to …