Issues
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Hamilton examines OECD reforms
Finance Minister Simon Hamilton has visited the headquarters of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), in Paris, to…
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Farm payment plans published
Following on from the Common Agricultural Policy reform package, Agriculture Minister Michelle O’Neill has set out her proposals on changing…
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Kennedy: more road gritters needed
An independent review into the Roads Service’s winter service programme has praised its response during severe weather but called for…
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New business strengthens growth
Bryson Charitable Group reviews another successful year. Northern Ireland’s leading social enterprise, Bryson Charitable Group, continues to pave the way…
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Solving climate change
Dieter Helm contends that climate change can be solved but current policy is failing. His alternative: real carbon pricing, a…
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Policing ‘needs clear targets’
An Audit Office report criticises the Policing Board’s current way of measuring police performance and calls for more clarity. The…
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Welfare reform: the highest impact?
A NICVA-commissioned report suggests that cuts to some welfare budgets will affect local households more than those in Britain. Northern…
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Lost homes: housing fraud highlighted
Tackling fraud will free up homes for the most vulnerable people in society. Fraud is keeping up to 2,400 vulnerable…
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We are all stakeholders
Marie Cowan, Chair of the Integrated Education Fund, contends that the future of education must be planned to meet the…
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Teachers are the future of education
Dr Carmel Gallagher, recently appointed Registrar of the General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland, reflects on her first year leading…
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