The last months, weeks and days have seen accelerating discussions, involving the DUP for the first time, about a comprehensive agreement which would see all outstanding matters dealt with and the Good Friday Agreement implemented in full.
The most serious charge which can be brought against New England is not Puritanism, but February. . . . Spring is too far away to comfort even by anticipation, and winter long ago lost the charm of novelty. This is the very three a. m. of the calendar.