Politics
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Corporation tax cut ‘under threat’
DUP criticism of fiscal devolution casts doubt on the prospects for devolving and cutting the corporate rate. Sinn Féin has…
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Devolution progress report
The Department of Justice has made progress, particularly on prison reform. However, tribunal reform, the Prisoner Ombudsman’s powers and a…
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Party policy summary
agendaNi outlines the parties’ main proposals for policing and justice policy. Commitments are from Assembly manifestos unless otherwise stated. Alliance…
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An overview
Tackling child poverty and providing permanent homes for children in care are important areas in the Executive’s children’s policy. Meadhbh…
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Child poverty increasing
Northern Ireland’s child poverty rate is rising, and the Executive’s action plan for the child poverty strategy remains unfinished. 122,000…
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Steven Agnew: working together for children
Green MLA Steven Agnew outlines his planned private member’s Bill on joined-up children’s services. Children are one of the most…
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The end of DEL
Cutting the Department for Employment and Learning will slightly reduce the Executive’s size but the move is widely seen as…
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Conservative and Unionist Party profile
In a final break from the Conservative-UUP pact, the regional arm of the Conservatives has been re-established with stronger links…
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Is North/South stalling?
Twelve years on from the North/South Ministerial Council’s formation, the formal structures for cross-border co-operation are standing still although a…
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