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Economy
Lower paid wage increase
The weekly earnings of full-time employees in Northern Ireland has risen consistently with the rate of the UK and lowest…
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Economy
State of dependence
On the back of the Taylor review which proposes categorising workers outside the mainstream of full-time unemployment as ‘dependent contractor’,…
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Economy
The Northern Ireland CEO in a changing world
Business leaders in Northern Ireland face a mixed bag of both potentially positive and negative items on the board…
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Europe and Brexit
Brexit and cross-border trade
Geographic location and economic interaction both place Northern Ireland in a particularly exposed position to changes in the economic relationship…
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Europe and Brexit
Opposing sides
As the timeline for conclusion of the Brexit negotiations draws ever narrower, polarising attitudes on the need for haste from…
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Europe and Brexit
Reunification is inevitable: rational conversation is overdue
A series of powerful trends is combining to make the prospect of Irish reunification a reality. It’s time we…
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Europe and Brexit
The populist revolt
Journalist and author of The Road to Somewhere: The Populist Revolt and the Future of Politics, David Goodhart, writes that…
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Europe and Brexit
Gove confirms the importance of cross-border agri-food trade links
DEFRA Secretary of State Michael Gove MP claims that cross-border trade in agri-food products will not be affected by Brexit.…
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Energy and Environment
Delivering energy efficiency: the forgotten fuel?
Energy efficiency: The forgotten fuel? Bringing together a range of key stakeholders in the energy sector for a think…
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Issues
Deal will not change Stormont stalemate
To perceive the financial incentives extracted from the Tories by the DUP as a lure for Sinn Féin to re-enter…
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