Public Affairs
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Assembly round-up
The increasingly tense atmosphere at Stormont was tempered by tributes to Ian Paisley and other former members. Members made little…
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Overcoming the North/South impasse
Northern division and southern indifference explains slow progress on cross-border co-operation, Andy Pollak writes. However, all-island tourism and business links…
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A pay rise for all
John O’Farrell explains the rationale behind the unions’ Britain Needs a Pay Rise campaign. October marks the occasion for the…
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Speaker Hay steps down
William Hay has stepped down from Assembly Speaker as part of an arrangement to share the position between the DUP…
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Obituary: George Savage
A quiet farmer from Donaghcloney, near Banbridge, George Savage represented Upper Bann in the Assembly between 1998 and 2003 and…
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Obituary: Albert Reynolds
3 November 1932 – 21 August 2014 An Taoiseach 1992 – 1994 Albert Reynolds’ upbringing was a humble and hard-working…
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Tories gear up for 2015
Tory morale rose during their annual conference in Birmingham but UKIP remains an electoral risk and some members are thinking…
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Obituary: Sam Foster
7 December 1931 – 19 August 2014 Environment Minister 1999 – 2002 From all tributes to Sam Foster, it is…
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Political Platform: David McIlveen MLA
First elected in 2011, David McIlveen is a DUP MLA for North Antrim. He was previously an estate agent and…
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Meet the media: John Campbell
BBC Northern Ireland’s Economics and Business Editor, John Campbell, discusses the state of the economy and the changing nature of…
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