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UK Government legislative programme 2012
Banking Reform Bills to ring-fence retail banking and create a National Crime Agency, announced in the Queen’s speech, will affect…
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Brussels to Belfast
New Sinn Féin MEP co-opted Martina Anderson replaced Bairbre de Brún as Sinn Féin’s MEP for Northern Ireland on 12…
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Policy-based evidence-making
The Leveson inquiry shows how influential opinions rather than solid facts are often used to back up policy change, John…
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Westminster notes
Northern Ireland keeps time in Commons Politicians are well-known for long-winded statements but three time-pieces presented as gifts from Northern…
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Assembly round-up
Members welcomed a NEETs strategy and discussed a possible review of sentencing guidelines for the murder of PSNI officers, but…
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Stewart Dickson MLA
Stewart Dickson is the Alliance Party’s East Antrim MLA and Chief Whip, and was elected to the Assembly last May.…
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Bryan Hooks
Banbridge Chronicle editor Bryan Hooks reflects on his career in print and sums up the place of a local campaigning…
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Sally Shortall on bringing evidence to policy
Sally Shortall points out the benefits of academics taking their research findings directly to political leaders. Restoration of devolution in…
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Northern Ireland’s health technology exports
Peter Cheney sums up how new technology from Northern Ireland can help to develop the region’s manufacturing base and rekindle…
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Apps in the cloud
Technology guru David McDonald profiles some useful business apps. Google Docs and services The range of services Google provides is…
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