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agendaNiMarch 2014
Work and learning for all abilities
Now Chief Executive Maeve Monaghan talks to Peter Cheney about the social enterprise’s beginnings, growth plans and the difference it…
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agendaNiOctober 2012
2011 census: Northern Ireland’s growing population
Peter Cheney considers what the 2011 census says about Northern Ireland’s society and the potential for its population and economic…
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agendaNiAugust 2012
‘Shared future’ plans due
The Executive’s plans for greater integration are due to be published this autumn, after long delays, but critics question the…
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agendaNiAugust 2012
Social Investment Fund: help or hindrance?
The Executive’s new programme to tackle poverty sets aside £80 million for deprived areas but critics claim that it will…
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agendaNiJuly 2012
Welfare reform’s impact on Northern Ireland
As welfare reform takes shape, Peter Cheney summarises the Institute for Fiscal Studies’ analysis of its impact in Northern Ireland…
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agendaNiJuly 2012
Welfare reform update
In advance of the introduction of the Northern Ireland Welfare Reform Bill, agendaNi examines the potential changes. The stated aim…
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agendaNiJuly 2012
Poverty levels in Northern Ireland
A new poverty bulletin shows that one-fifth of people are living in relative poverty and reports decreases in some forms…
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agendaNiMarch 2012
PwC: Tackling the ‘wicked issues’ together
David Finegan and Stephen Smyth explore how breaking down institutional barriers and rewarding collaboration can improve society’s well-being. “…we will…
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agendaNiMarch 2012
Welfare reform overview
Peter Cheney summarises the Government’s approach and the debate so far. The most radical shake-up of welfare since the 1940s…
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agendaNiOctober 2011
Northern Ireland’s prospects: Henry McDonald
The Guardian’s Ireland Correspondent, Henry McDonald, assesses Northern Ireland’s prospects. A disillusioned generation is growing up but the Titanic centenary…
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