Politics
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Sinn Féin’s economic plan
agendaNi unpacks Sinn Féin’s economic plan. Resistance to British cuts, Sinn Féin’s previous stance, is still a theme in ‘There…
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The G-Cloud
A government cloud (G-Cloud) is not on the agenda for Northern Ireland’s public sector at the moment but its development…
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Alex Attwood: against the storm
Housing is central to how the Executive responds to Westminster’s cuts, Alex Attwood states. Northern Ireland’s needs demand special attention…
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Housing Executive under scrutiny
A close analysis of the Housing Executive is under way as a governance audit and a wider review of its…
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Programme for Government update
agendaNi finds good progress against government housing commitments but funding has fallen far short of expectations. After a slow start,…
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Coalition housing plans
For comparison, agendaNi considers the Coalition Government’s changes to housing policy in England to date. The Department for Communities and…
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Amendments
agendaNi reviews the Assembly’s latest Housing Bill. The Housing (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill aims to regulate the private rented sector,…
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Benefits argument is not over
Disputes over housing benefit follow the spending review. As Alex Attwood prepares to put forward Northern Ireland’s case against housing…
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Slow progress on North/South forum
A North/South parliamentary forum has now been discussed in depth but its first meeting is not expected soon. Peter Cheney…
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Nick Clegg in Belfast
Meadhbh Monahan observed Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg at Queen’s University Belfast. Strolling through the Great Hall in Queen’s University,…
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