Newton Emerson (born 1969) is a political commentator in Northern Ireland. He described himself as a ' liberal unionist' in 2001. He contributes to both the ''

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'' as well as ''

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''. He first came to prominence as writer of the ''" Portadown News"'' website, similar to American publication, ''"

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"'', poking fun at both sides of the political divide. Emerson was forced to leave his job at a computer company, but maintained the website until 2005. In 2008, he presented the documentary, ''Lost City of Craigavon'', which was broadcast on the BBC.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Emerson, Newton Date of birth missing (living people) Living people British political commentators Satirists from Northern Ireland Journalists from Northern Ireland Columnists from Northern Ireland People from Portadown People educated at Portadown College British social commentators Male non-fiction writers from Northern Ireland 1969 births