Public Affairs
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Coalition and unity
A reunification referendum in five years, openness to coalition government and a subdued Vice President contest were the main talking…
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A reform speaker
John Bercow struck a controversial figure in his time as Speaker. While Brexit interventions will be most remembered, it is…
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Unelected Cabinet ministers
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has taken the relatively rare step of appointing an unelected member to his reshuffled cabinet. Former…
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Speaker of the House of Commons: Lindsay Hoyle
Given the heightened profile brought to the role of Speaker of the House of Commons by Brexit and personality, agendaNi…
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Speaking up
In refusing to suspend standing orders, Robin Newton showed a resolve that appeared to be lacking in his time as…
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Johnson’s Brexit deal and Stormont’s consent
With Boris Johnson having secured a majority that will enable him to push through his Brexit deal, agendaNi examines his…
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‘Oh God, he did exactly the same to me’
The ICTU’s John O’Farrell argues that personality is defining politics more so than the traditional pillars of ideology or economics.…
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Brexit and constitutional futures
The Good Friday Agreement, with its overwhelming endorsement on this island, represented a major constitutional moment that should have made…
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Brexit: The end of the beginning
Deal or no deal, the UK actually leaving the EU will not end the Brexit saga. Leaving is just the…
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Trade Union Desk
The war on facts is now in full swing. Factual things are challenged in several ways. Bad faith arguments are…
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