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The Shankill Road’s very own Downing Street
When all eyes fell on Downing Street on the morning of 7 May, little probably stirred on the quiet, scruffy…
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New coalition Cabinet
Attending Cabinet * Liberal Democrat ** most responsibilities cover England or England and Wales alone (devolved in Northern Ireland)…
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Reflections on a place
David Gavaghan reflects on his time at SIB as he prepares to leave Northern Ireland. As I clear my desk,…
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Lindsay Fergus
Lindsay Fergus is the business editor of the Belfast Telegraph. She has been a journalist for 15 years and has…
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Billy Armstrong MLA
Farmer and UUP MLA Billy Armstrong first joined the party in 1965. He was elected to the Assembly for Mid…
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Assembly round-up
Election campaigning – involving a third of MLAs – made for a quieter month on the hill, after the Assembly’s…
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Barnett and the block grant
John O’Farrell suggests a stronger formula could ease local economic problems. All governments are coalition governments. Especially single party governments,…
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Distant places and local faces: Local-born candidates in Britain
A look at the local-born election hopefuls and the seats they seek in Great Britain. The main election news, naturally,…
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After the collapse
With only one MP the UUP were able to make more in- roads after devolution but they found themselves hampered…
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