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Brussels to Belfast
EU budget up 1.86% for 2012 After pressure from national governments, the EU’s 2012 Budget has been limited to a…
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Programme for Timidity
John O’Farrell finds the Executive’s plans falling short. You wait months for some news of government action on the economy…
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Westminster Notes
Winter fuel cut challenged A DUP motion calling on the Government to review its plans to cut winter fuel payment…
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MLAs’ books of the year
As thoughts turn to Christmas reading, Assembly members share their favourite reads of 2011. Conall McDevitt Walter Isaacson’s biography of…
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Assembly round-up
Slow progress on the Programme for Government is accompanied by a lack of legislation, as the year ends. Several MLAs…
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Ruth Rodgers
Farming Life editor Ruth Rodgers took up the post almost three years ago following the retirement of David McCoy, who…
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Duncan Morrow: sharing works
Sharing Northern Ireland’s future is central to its future prosperity, Duncan Morrow contends. This generation in Northern Ireland has been…
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Realising spatial data’s potential
Northern Ireland’s 2009-2019 Geographic Information Strategy is releasing the practical potential of spatial data across government. agendaNi brings together specialists…
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Bruce Robinson’s reflections
Sir Bruce Robinson, the recently retired Head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service, talks to Owen McQuade about his time…
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Analysis
After a disappointing start, devolution has to deliver in this Assembly term. Peter Cheney scrutinises the draft Programme for Government.…
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