Month: September 2011
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McKinsey report
A radical reform programme is needed to avoid damaging cuts, the hard- hitting McKinsey report states. agendaNi reviews its proposals.…
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Tackling wildlife crime
agendaNi examines the tough legislation passed by the Assembly which aims to tackle wildlife crime and protect the region’s biodiversity.…
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All-party group summary
agendaNi lists the all-party groups established in the new Assembly to date. All-party groups consist of at least 10 MLAs…
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New school year viewpoints
Assembly spokesmen and voices from the sector put forward their aims. Trevor Lunn MLA Alliance I believe it is crucial…
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Richard Rodgers
Richard Rodgers is the Commercial Business Development Director for Carillion Energy Services (CES). Previously, he headed up Eaga’s heating and…
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EMC’s Lean and green approach
With organisations focusing on reducing costs, EMC’s Brendan Crossey believes that the “disruptive” cloud-based technologies that are now being deployed…
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Neil Gibson: regional economic forecast
A challenging economic road lies ahead as the UK pays down its debts, Neil Gibson predicts. Export growth and cutting…
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Victor Hewitt: the rentier region
Victor Hewitt examines how the block grant separates work from reward: maintaining the welfare state takes priority over growing the…
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Corporation tax devolution: the process
Peter Cheney considers the steps needed to devolve corporation tax powers. Devolving corporation tax in Northern Ireland would be a…
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Corporation tax: the case against a cut
Cutting local corporation tax attracts support from the main parties and business groups, but other politicians and the unions dissent.…
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