Analysis
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Examining the new legacy framework
Two years after the UK Government’s Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 provoked widespread criticism from unionists, nationalists,…
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Northern Ireland braces for funding strain
As British Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves MP prepares to deliver her Budget on 26 November 2025, Northern Ireland’s…
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Energy Strategy progress ‘lagging considerably’
A report has asserted that there are fundamental weaknesses in planning, governance, and reporting within the Department for the Economy’s…
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Party conference season
Three of the five largest parties recently held their annual conferences. The DUP outlined its case for ‘making Northern Ireland…
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High economic inactivity persists
Northern Ireland’s economic inactivity rate has been consistently higher than the UK’s from the period May to July 2010 to…
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A5 further delayed by legal challenge
Following a successful legal challenge, the beleaguered A5 road upgrade scheme continues to languish in limbo, writes Clayton Taylor. First…
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‘Insufficient’ budget for Belfast city dual language street signs
Belfast City Council’s (BCC) new Dual Language Street Sign Policy has led to an increase in approved street signs but…
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The ramifications of tariffs
As global economies adapt to the reality of a protectionist White House, Northern Ireland’s exports to the US have dropped…
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First Programme for Government in 13 years agreed
The very fact that the Executive has agreed and published a Programme for Government – the first time that this…
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Assessing the Executive’s 2025/26 Budget
The passage of the Budget Act (Northern Ireland) 2025 marks a critical moment for the region’s fiscal management, with the…
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