Public Affairs
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Why planning matters
Greg Lloyd explains the rationale for planning and calls for a serious debate on how we use the fixed resource…
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Assembly round-up
The increasingly tense atmosphere at Stormont was tempered by tributes to Ian Paisley and other former members. Members made little…
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Overcoming the North/South impasse
Northern division and southern indifference explains slow progress on cross-border co-operation, Andy Pollak writes. However, all-island tourism and business links…
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Speaker Hay steps down
William Hay has stepped down from Assembly Speaker as part of an arrangement to share the position between the DUP…
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Tories gear up for 2015
Tory morale rose during their annual conference in Birmingham but UKIP remains an electoral risk and some members are thinking…
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Meet the media: John Campbell
BBC Northern Ireland’s Economics and Business Editor, John Campbell, discusses the state of the economy and the changing nature of…
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Consultation update
Details of significant consultation exercises currently being carried out by government departments and other public sector bodies in Northern Ireland.…
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A new opportunity
Amid the tensions at Stormont, NILGA Chief Executive Derek McCallan looks forward to how the new councils will improve local…
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Birthday honours mark service
Ninety-five people from Northern Ireland were recognised for their service to society through this year’s Queen’s birthday honours list. Of…
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Republic to regulate lobbying
Michael McKernan reviews how the Registration of Lobbying Bill will affect the policy process in the South. After three years…
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