Politics
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Alan Whitehead MP: Invest now to deliver marine success
A high level of initial investment in marine renewables is needed to bridge the gap between prototypes and commercial deployment,…
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America’s decision
Local reflections on Barack Obama’s re-election as US President. “Tonight, more than 200 years after a former colony won the…
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Mark Carruthers: The View from where I’m standing
Mark Carruthers reflects on his new role as presenter of BBC Northern Ireland’s television politics programmes. I am unapologetically a…
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John O’Dowd interview
Education should be seen as an area-based service, rather than serving the needs of individual schools, John O’Dowd tells Meadhbh…
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Party policy summary
agendaNi outlines the parties’ main proposals for schools and youth and children’s services, from their Assembly and Westminster manifestos. Sinn…
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UUP conference: plans for recovery
On the eve of a key anniversary, the Ulster Unionist Party saw its conference as a platform for launching relevant…
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Review of Owen Paterson at NIO
Owen Paterson made his mark by challenging Stormont on its performance and pointing out the risks of a state-dependent economy,…
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Trade Union Desk
The right’s tax and spending cuts will benefit the few and hold deprived regions back, John O’Farrell contends. “My job…
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Westminster notes
High air passenger duty Ian Paisley Junior has called for a UK-wide reduction in air passenger duty. Paisley said that…
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Assembly round-up
Close votes and confrontations over the past took up a considerable amount of the Assembly’s business in September. MLAs were,…
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