Analysis
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The value of active travel
Of the many competing demands on the restored Northern Ireland Executive, transport might not be high on the political agenda.…
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Workforce pressures underpin GP ‘crises’
Efforts to increase the number of general practitioners in Northern Ireland are not having the desired effect, as fewer GP…
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Energy security in an all-Island context
Brian Ó Gallachóir, Associate Vice-President for Sustainability at University College Cork (UCC), assesses whether worrying electricity generation inadequacy necessitates an…
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2024: The year of elections
2024 is set to be a year of elections, with over 40 general elections scheduled or highly likely to take…
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Stephen Farry MP: Fiscal floor must be increased to reflect need
Alliance MP Stephen Farry argues that the 124 per cent fiscal floor included in Chris Heaton-Harris MP’s financial package for…
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Betting on Barnett? Lessons for Northern Ireland from Wales’ funding floor
The £3.3 billion “final offer” to restore devolution in Northern Ireland has made the Welsh Government’s Fiscal Framework a hot…
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Super-parity targeted in public finance squeeze
The introduction of prescription charges, water charges, and increasing university tuition fees are all measures being considered in an ostensible…
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Health authorities ‘unsighted’ when spending on mental health
Northern Ireland’s Comptroller and Auditor General is “unable” to say whether the £300 million being spent on mental health services…
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Women and girls have the right to feel safe
Following the launch of a consultation on a strategic framework to end violence against women and girls (VAWG), Women’s Aid…
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Fundamental review of procurement processes needed
A persistent culture of undue risk aversion and concerns about the overall level of commercial capacity and capability are long-standing…
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