Public Affairs
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SDLP stable after McDevitt departure
Peter Cheney finds the SDLP in a settled state but all eyes are on next May’s polls and what the…
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NI21 takes to the stage
NI21 is in an upbeat mood but a lot more work – and policy detail – is needed if it…
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DUP marks decade on top
The DUP is confident about its prospects and cutting towards its critics. Peter Cheney reports on its conference, which sought…
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TUV’s year of success
For one of Stormont’s smallest parties, the TUV has had a year of substantial success. The party gathered at the…
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UKIP rejects Haass in advance
UKIP is the unique position of being a UK-wide party with a seat in the Assembly although the party has…
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Back of the helping hand
Welfare reform will badly affect the working poor, John O’Farrell explains. The debate draws a false picture of people who…
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Sunningdale at 40
Peter Cheney looks back at the December 1973 deal which led to the first example of power-sharing but faltered over…
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Brussels to Belfast
European Parliament election preview As the European Parliament election approaches, seven candidates have been confirmed and up to three more…
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John Cole
Broadcaster and journalist 23 November 1927 – 7 November 2013 There is a certain irony that, at a time when…
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Westminster notes
Political donors to be named Donations to local political parties made from 1 January 2014 will be publicised when confidentiality…
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