Politics
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What’s the problem with skills?
Brian Acheson sees the solution in young people educated for the economy, using the block grant to grow the private…
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Life after Labour
John O’Farrell reviews the record and recalls an old but perhaps relevant socialist critique. How will Labour deal with opposition?…
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Sir Patrick Cormack: parliamentary memories
Outgoing Northern Ireland Affairs Committee Chairman Sir Patrick Cormack ponders 40 years of work in the House. I entered the…
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Assembly round-up
The economy topped the Assembly’s agenda, while local justice powers continued to be distributed with the historic appointment of Belfast-born…
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Devolution plus?
After the justice transfer, agendaNi sums up the parties’ hopes to give Stormont more authority. With criminal justice powers in…
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A house divided
Peter Cheney looks at what a formal opposition could mean for the Assembly and the Executive’s accountability. Any change in…
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Hillsborough’s new tenant: Owen Paterson
The first Conservative Secretary of State since Sir Patrick Mayhew, Owen Paterson has said he will remain pro-union in the…
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Cameron: visits to Belfast
The new Prime Minister moves from election rhetoric to decisions on the deficit between his two visits to the province.…
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Michelle Gildernew: a fair share for women
Women bring a fresh perspective to Irish politics but many obstacles stand in the way. Michelle Gildernew writes of her…
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Labour’s life and times
Following defeat at the polls, now is a good time to take stock of the history of the New Labour…
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