Public Affairs
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Rev Robert Coulter remembered
Former UUP MLA Reverend Robert Coulter was a stalwart for Ulster Unionism in North Antrim. However his first loves were…
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Political Platform
Elected as an MLA in 2017 for East Antrim, John Stewart, who serves as a Reserve Army Soldier with the…
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Conservative Party Conference
Political party conferences are invariably described either as ‘upbeat’ or ‘subdued’, though often the reality is more complicated. This is…
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Know your boundaries
An overall plan to reduce the number of MPs in Westminster from 650 to 600 has seen several proposals which…
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Eamonn McCann: Civil rights legacy marches on
In spite of a banning order, the first civil rights march in Derry took place on 5 October 1968, resulting…
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British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference convenes after 11-year hiatus
The British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference (BIIGC) has convened for the first time in over a decade. Conceived as a major provision…
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Marshalling against Brexit
In April this year, an Armagh dairy farmer became the first northern unionist to be elected to Seanad Éireann. Ciarán…
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Still a protest: reflections on Belfast Pride 2018
As tens of thousands gather in Belfast’s city centre to participate in annual Pride demonstrations, including the likes of NICS…
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Ian Paisley’s Sri Lankan adventures
North Antrim representative and DUP MP Ian Paisley Jr faces the prospect of becoming the first politician to lose his…
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Media materialism
How might reality television influence your concerns for the less fortunate? Rodolfo Leyva from the Department of Media and Communications…
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