Kevin Meagher is associate editor of the political blog Labour Uncut and a former special adviser to Shaun Woodward, the most recent Labour Northern Ireland Secretary. He works as a political and communications consultant and has written for a range of publications including the New Statesman and The Independent. Most recently he has penned two books: "A united Ireland: why unification is inevitable and how it will come about" and "What A Bloody Awful Country: Northern Ireland's Century of Division."