Public Affairs

The failure of partition

When Ireland was divided in 1921, few people thought that partition would last 100 years. Not that there is much…

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The creation of Northern Ireland: Home rule for unionists

Current debates over the future of the union, which focus on the question of Scottish independence, and what format it…

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A fiscal council and fiscal commission

In March, Finance Minister Conor Murphy MLA announced the establishment of a Fiscal Council and Fiscal Commission in Northern Ireland.…

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Political Platform

Former news broadcaster Mike Nesbitt is the MLA for Strangford, having previously served as the leader of the Ulster Unionist…

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Fair employment for teachers

Chair of the Northern Ireland Assembly Education Committee, Chris Lyttle MLA, writes on his proposal for a Private Members’ Bill…

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Changes to Assembly Opposition standing orders

In October 2020, a New Decade, New Approach commitment was fulfilled when the Standing Order which regulates the Official Opposition…

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Establishing a fiscal council

The Northern Ireland Executive is set to establish a fiscal council to scrutinise public finances and a fiscal commission that…

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Parliamentary constituencies: Future review obligations

In 2020, a Judicial Review and subsequent Court of Appeal proceedings quashed the Boundary Commission’s final recommendations for the adjustment…

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Trade Union Desk

The ICTU’s John O’Farrell says that far from the perception that conservative views on taxes and regulation are being cancelled,…

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Political Platform

Cara Hunter is an MLA for East Derry and the SDLP’s health and mental health spokesperson. She was co-opted to…

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