Transforming Unionism: David Trimble and the 2005 Election

A mix of: an objective and detailed analysis of Unionist politics, an insider account written in the language and ideas of the participants, and a story-line style chronicle and exposé. This is a bizarre Roddy Doyle-meets-professor-in-pub combination, but it has a lot more knowledge and insight to offer than other recent popular or academic books on Unionism. One gains unusual respect for the humanity and hard work of the party workers from this book but also a sense, I think, of how stuck the larger project they have worked for really is.