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Inside Northern Ireland’s 1981 archives
Peter Cheney trawls through the 1981 papers, which depict a province caught in the grip of turmoil. The Troubles took…
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NICVA: risks of welfare reform
Lisa McElherron warns that welfare reform will hit the poorest hardest. The welfare reforms currently working their way through Westminster…
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Dalkia: achieving sustainable efficiency
Tony Doherty explores the issues at stake for public establishments striving to achieve sustainable energy efficiency. Public facilities have long…
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Autumn Statement: regional impact
More capital spending and extra support for business are the main positives from the autumn statement but further cuts are…
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Robert Chote: forecasting ahead
Office for Budget Responsibility Chairman Robert Chote explains its forecasting approach to Peter Cheney and how corporation tax devolution would…
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Economy
While still keeping the economy as first priority, the draft Programme for Government offers few radical solutions for the province’s…
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Reform
Progress is promised on reforming education and local government after long delays. Apart from health and libraries, the last Assembly…
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Sharing
Ministers suggest action on ‘peace walls’ and shared education but language and the past are two major obstacles. The Executive…
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Patrick Love: triple A shocks
The causes of the Great Recession risk being repeated, Patrick Love contends, as he reviews the downturn. Globalisation multiplies the…
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New Irish President
Michael D Higgins has taken over from Mary McAleese as Irish President, while Irish citizens in Northern Ireland will not…
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