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Commissioner for Older People Bill
Purpose: to set up and give power to the Older People’s Commissioner’s office. In its 2005 manifesto, the DUP…
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Northern Ireland Office
Created in 1972 as Stormont’s powers were taken away, the Northern Ireland Office was the mainstay of provincial business in…
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Conversational politics
The implications of a changing media world on political discourse were discussed by Conall McDevitt and Mark Devenport at an…
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The public arena
Tighter rules on public protests will restrict the quality of democracy, contends John O’Farrell. Politics must be a public activity…
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Counting up the members
Local statistics are sketchy but political party membership appears to be holding up. Smaller parties, though, are more open about…
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Learning from the South
Irish Ambassador to the EU Rory Montgomery, points to how Northern Ireland could make better use of Europe, by focusing…
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Nessa Childers interview: Responsible role
A relatively new MEP, Nessa Childers speaks to Meadhbh Monahan about her wide remit in Brussels and how decisions made…
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Reviewing CAP
Richard Halleron explains the forthcoming changes in funding and farmers’ reasons for concern. The Common Agricultural Policy, or CAP, underpins…
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Jane Morrice: moving off the comfort funding
Northern Ireland must use EU funds as a ‘springboard’ not a ‘sofa’, according to Economic and Social Committee member Jane…
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How Europe works
An overview of how the European Union’s key parts are appointed and their links back to the union’s states and…
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