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Tourism
A ‘sustainable regenerative’ tourism strategy
The Department for the Economy has outlined plans to develop a “sustainable regenerative” Tourism Strategy for Northern Ireland as part…
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Public Affairs
Proposal: By-elections under STV
The Alliance Party’s Scott Moore outlines his proposal for a ‘fairer’ by-election system in Northern Ireland. In Northern Ireland’s assembly…
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Public Affairs
A contested centenary
Chair of the Northern Ireland Office’s Historical Advisory Panel, Paul Bew, outlines the composition and work of the panel, which…
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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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Public Affairs
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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Public Affairs
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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Public Affairs
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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Public Affairs
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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Issues
Gabriel Scally: Get it down. Keep it down. Keep it out.
Having been battered by the third wave of Covid-19, public health restrictions remain in place across the island of Ireland.…
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Issues
Finance Minister Conor Murphy MLA: Budgeting in a pandemic
Finance Minister Conor Murphy MLA discusses the outlook for public spending in Northern Ireland, his department’s response to Covid-19 and…
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