Public Affairs
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Assembly co-option ‘removes democratic choice’
The system of co-option in Northern Ireland risks not following voters’ decisions, the Electoral Commission has said. In a November…
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Kathleen Funchion MEP: The case for observer MEPs from Northern Ireland
In June 2016, the majority of people in England and Wales voted to take the ‘United Kingdom’ out of the…
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TRADE UNION DESK: Picking up the bill
Increased business costs announced by UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves MP are “long overdue”, argues the ICTU’s John O’Farrell. The new…
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Non-Executive bills in the Northern Ireland Assembly
With zero non-Executive bills introduced to the Northern Ireland Assembly in the current mandate, agendaNi outlines those that have been…
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Political Platform: Diana Armstrong MLA
Diana Armstrong MLA was co-opted into the Assembly in September 2024, following in the footsteps of her father, the late…
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Why the Investment Strategy risks being a spending plan
An Investment Strategy which simply prioritises spending within acknowledged insufficient limits, without exploring options for increasing the investment pool would…
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Northern Ireland’s political parties: State of play
With three years left in the Assembly mandate, all but one of the five main parties held their annual conferences…
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Prominent former Brexit rebel to chair Northern Ireland Affairs Committee (NIAC)
From her refusal to tow the party line during Brexit votes, to her controversial views on LGBTQ+ issues, Tonia Antoniazzi…
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Westminster committees lacking a Northern Ireland voice
Only three of Northern Ireland’s 18 MPs are to sit on House of Commons select committees, all on the Northern…
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Targets in law for nature’s restoration
Faced with a once in a generation opportunity to forge a more sustainable path for the environment, targets in law…
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