Issue 128
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Infrastructure and Transport report
Alleviating flood risk
The Department for Infrastructure (DfI) has established a number of tidal flood alleviation schemes in light of flood risks in…
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Public Affairs
Jon Burrows MLA: ‘You have to evangelise for the union’
Jon Burrows MLA has had a meteoric rise in politics. Only six months after his co-option to the Assembly, he…
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Senior civil service appointments
Three Executive departments are set to have new leadership at civil service level, with new permanent secretaries being appointed at…
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Alliance Party conference: ‘Hope not fear’
At the Alliance Party conference, party leader and Justice Minister Naomi Long MLA told delegates that Alliance is a party…
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Public Affairs
Support for Assembly reform widespread
While there is broad support for the Assembly’s system of governance, consensus for reform is becoming increasingly widespread both in…
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IN PROFILE: Assembly and Executive Review Committee
The Assembly and Executive Review Committee is a standing committee established under the Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Act 2006.…
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Examining the Speaker’s role
Presiding officers in legislatures across the UK and Ireland share several common themes but differences exist regarding specific powers and…
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Political Platform: Stephen Dunne MLA
DUP MLA for North Down Stephen Dunne was co-opted to the Assembly in 2021 after his father, Gordon Dunne, stepped…
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TRADE UNION DESK A Covid education
You would have easily missed the press coverage of the release in March 2026 of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry’s investigation…
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Stormont event highlights experience of women in politics
The Supporting Women in Public Life conference highlighted barriers preventing women entering politics such as caring responsibilities and lack of…
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