Analysis
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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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Unlocking potential: Opportunities for public sector apprenticeships
Apprenticeships are a pipeline for skills and talent across a wide range of sectors in Northern Ireland. They increase productivity,…
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Sustainable solutions needed for homelessness crisis
The rising demand for temporary accommodation is causing “potentially unsustainable financial pressure for homelessness services in Northern Ireland”, a report…
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Why the Investment Strategy risks being a spending plan
An Investment Strategy which simply prioritises spending within acknowledged insufficient limits, without exploring options for increasing the investment pool would…
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Mental health strategy implementation ‘deeply disappointing’
Despite a 10-year blueprint for mental health service improvement, “derisory” funding means that it will be impossible for this strategy…
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A draft Programme for Government
As the Northern Ireland Executive looks set to publish a Programme for Government (PfG) for the first time in 13…
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Targets in law for nature’s restoration
Faced with a once in a generation opportunity to forge a more sustainable path for the environment, targets in law…
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Press freedom under threat in Northern Ireland
Questions need to be answered around police misuse of secret surveillance powers and the practices need to be brought to…
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The fiscal position in the early years of a united Ireland
While the northern economy is weak relative to the Republic, the cost of unity will be contingent on the speed…
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