Public Affairs
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Betting on Barnett? Lessons for Northern Ireland from Wales’ funding floor
The £3.3 billion “final offer” to restore devolution in Northern Ireland has made the Welsh Government’s Fiscal Framework a hot…
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‘Benn, but not a Bennite’
In September 2023, Hilary Benn MP was appointed by Labour leader Keir Starmer MP as the new Shadow Secretary of…
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Conference report: DUP will ‘hold its nerve’
Together, we will succeed was the theme of the DUP conference in Belfast, as party figures asserted that unionist unity…
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Sinn Féin’s dream ticket
Athlone played host to party members noticeably buoyed by the prospect of leading government in the Republic in the next…
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David Hilditch: 1963-2023
One of Northern Ireland’s longest-serving MLAs has been described as a “strong principled unionist”, following his death. Paying tribute to…
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Assembly chamber ‘future-proofed’ for electronic voting
The Northern Ireland Assembly Commission has said that no decision has been taken to install an electronic voting system in…
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TRADE UNION DESK: New formula needed
John O’Farrell from the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) writes about the need to replace the Barnett formula with…
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Political Platform: Sian Mulholland MLA
Dubbed a ‘rebel with a cause’ in her early years, new Alliance MLA for North Antrim Sian Mulholland discusses how…
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Northern Ireland needs care and attention
Northern Ireland’s political system is in trouble, write Alan Renwick, professor of democratic politics and, Conor J Kelly, research assistant,…
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Collecting for the future
William Blair, Director of Collections at National Museums NI, talks to Owen McQuade about the unique and wide-ranging collection at…
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