Hi °C | Lo °C Dean Russell on Abraham Lincoln and political leadership here (February 15) exposes the confusion of Northern Ireland Conservative Party thinking. Stormont is as far removed from win/loss politics as you'll get.
JOHN DOOGAN
Armagh City
Getting it right on Lincoln link
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