Critics pour scorn on Scotland-Northern Ireland bridge idea

Architect and PM's enthusiasm for Celtic crossing tempered by local cynicism of 'pipe dream'

"The stars are aligning" for a bridge between Scotland and Northern Ireland, according to the principal advocate for a Celtic crossing, the leading architect Alan Dunlop.

Although engineering experts have dismissed the concept as "bonkers", Dunlop has been pressing for serious discussion of Boris Johnson's latest grand infrastructure scheme since he conducted a feasibility study into the proposal in 2018, when he first raised the prospect.