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Employment and Learning Committee update
agendaNi reviews the Employment and Learning Committee’s work to date. Tuition fees, a higher education strategy, the proposed merger of…
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Environmental co-operation
Ministers from North and South spoke of enhanced co-operation at this year’s Environment Ireland conference. Stephen Dineen summarises the main…
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Economists in government
Economists are increasingly being called upon to help ministers make policy decisions a senior Northern Ireland civil servant has told…
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Environmental regulation and trade barriers
A new InterTradeIreland report shows that regulations from EU directives have little impact on companies who trade across the border.…
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Big Society and churches
Peter Lynas sees opportunities for churches and other faith groups in the Big Society, and the potential for building better…
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GMB
The GMB, with strong membership among manual workers in local government and the Health Service, is one of the largest…
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SDLP leadership contest
The SDLP faces its second leadership campaign in two years, with Margaret Ritchie announcing that she will not defend her…
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Labour and Northern Ireland elections
Labour considers election rights Labour has agreed to open talks on contesting elections in Northern Ireland, after pressure from local…
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Sinn Féin ard fheis: Towards a new Republic
Meadhbh Monahan reports on the Sinn Féin ard fheis, where a sense of ‘getting on with it’ pervaded the proceedings.…
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Boundary Commission constituency proposals
A major political upheaval is predicted as plans for new constituencies are published. Peter Cheney sums up the main changes.…
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