Dr Dan Boucher is a former Conservative Candidate who left party in opposition to the Northern Ireland Protocol. Although originally from Dorset, he now lives in Northern Ireland and is working on a book on the impact of the Windsor Framework on the future of the United Kingdom. He stood as a TUV/Reform Candidate in July 2024 for South Belfast and Mid Down and now works for the leader of the TUV, Jim Allister KC MP.
In marking the eightieth anniversary of VE Day, it is important to recognise the special contribution made by Northern Ireland to UK national defence in the Second World War and, crucially, its public policy implications for us today. Given the relatively small
