Public Affairs
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Vision of a shared future by Ireland’s youth
A universal north-south travel card, free access to the health services, the end of religious patronage in schools, and maintaining…
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TRADE UNION DESK: What is a worker?
The economic ambition to create more ‘good jobs’ requires a statutory presumption that all individuals will qualify as ‘worker’ under…
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Political Platform: Brian Kingston MLA
Brian Kingston was first elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly in 2022. The north Belfast MLA tells agendaNi about how…
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Press freedom under threat in Northern Ireland
Questions need to be answered around police misuse of secret surveillance powers and the practices need to be brought to…
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Executive Legislation Programme 2024
Updated procedures for managing public health emergencies, the establishment of a permanent Fiscal Council and the potential closure of the…
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UK general election 2024: In numbers
The numbers emanating from the general election results show that Labour has secured the lowest vote share to win a…
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The fiscal position in the early years of a united Ireland
While the northern economy is weak relative to the Republic, the cost of unity will be contingent on the speed…
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TRADE UNION DESK: What the right gets wrong on immigration
A mob chanting ‘send them back’ is not up for a ‘balanced discussion’, writes the ICTU’s John O’Farrell. It has…
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Political Platform: Cheryl Brownlee MLA
Cheryl Brownlee MLA was co-opted into the Assembly in 2023, replacing her late colleague David Hilditch for whom she worked.…
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Hilary Benn MP: Northern Ireland’s newest Secretary of State
Hilary Benn MP is arguably the most high-profile appointee as Northern Ireland Secretary since Peter Mandelson in 1999. Benn is…
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