Public Affairs
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Union or unity: What does public opinion say?
Jon Tonge of University of Liverpool assesses whether there is evidence of a post-Brexit shift in opinion towards support for…
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Boundary Commission proposals published
The Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland has published its initial proposals for the new UK parliamentary boundaries in Northern Ireland.…
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Time to reboot the St Andrews Act algorithm
Recent frets and threats about an “unthinkable” prospect of a Sinn Féin First Minister ignore current realities of office. They…
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Political Platform
Deborah Erskine is the new DUP Fermanagh and South Tyrone MLA. Co-opted to replace Arlene Foster, Erskine is a one-time…
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The best climate act possible
Climate bills in Northern Ireland are a bit like buses. We wait 10 years for one and then two come…
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Trade Union Desk
Job creation and workers rights promises made in the New Decade, New Approach agreement must be a priority ahead of…
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Private Members’ Bills in Westminster
In June, SDLP MP Colum Eastwood brought forward a Private Member’s Bill in Westminster, becoming only the second Northern Ireland…
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North South Ministerial Council publishes annual report
At a time, in May 2021, when the North-South Ministerial Council was making the headlines due to the refusal of…
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Northern Protestants: On Shifting Ground
Journalist and author of Northern Protestants: On Shifting Ground, Susan McKay, discusses an evident shift away from the “ethnic huddle”…
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Gordon Dunne MLA: 1959–2021
Politics in Northern Ireland has lost “a man of honour and integrity, who worked tirelessly in the service of others”,…
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