Public Affairs
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Trade Union Desk
Job creation and workers rights promises made in the New Decade, New Approach agreement must be a priority ahead of…
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Private Members’ Bills in Westminster
In June, SDLP MP Colum Eastwood brought forward a Private Member’s Bill in Westminster, becoming only the second Northern Ireland…
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North South Ministerial Council publishes annual report
At a time, in May 2021, when the North-South Ministerial Council was making the headlines due to the refusal of…
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Northern Protestants: On Shifting Ground
Journalist and author of Northern Protestants: On Shifting Ground, Susan McKay, discusses an evident shift away from the “ethnic huddle”…
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Gordon Dunne MLA: 1959–2021
Politics in Northern Ireland has lost “a man of honour and integrity, who worked tirelessly in the service of others”,…
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Trade Union Desk
The ICTU’s John O’Farrell questions whether the financial response to the pandemic is indeed ‘extraordinary’ and argues for a more…
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Political Platform
Nicola Brogan is the Sinn Féin MLA for West Tyrone, having been co-opted to the post to replace Catherine Kelly…
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Are you truly incapable of shame?
Former Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland, Barra McGrory QC, describes the UK Government’s legacy proposals to abolish all…
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Proposal: By-elections under STV
The Alliance Party’s Scott Moore outlines his proposal for a ‘fairer’ by-election system in Northern Ireland. In Northern Ireland’s assembly…
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A contested centenary
Chair of the Northern Ireland Office’s Historical Advisory Panel, Paul Bew, outlines the composition and work of the panel, which…
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