Issue 130
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Economy report
Conflict legacy must inform economic policymaking
Anne Devlin, research officer at the Economic and Social Research Institute, outlines the significant economic challenges arising from ‘the Troubles’…
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Economy report
Economic vision progress lags
Progress under the Department for the Economy’s (DfE) economic vision lags as the ‘good jobs’ rate of 69 per cent…
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Productivity in decline
During the Covid-19 pandemic Northern Ireland saw its largest improvement in productivity, moving up from last to seventh place amongst…
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Economy report
Renewables: Powering investment, jobs, and growth
Northern Ireland’s renewable electricity sector is no longer just a climate or energy story; it is one of the most…
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Inadequate innovation
Research and development spending in Northern Ireland has declined in real terms for the third consecutive year, leaving the region…
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Public Affairs
Burnham’s baptism of fire
The new Prime Minister, Andy Burnham MP, has enjoyed a fairly successful start to his premiership in Britain, but his…
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Public Affairs
TRADE UNION DESK: The cost of flexibility
John O’Farrell of the ICTU examines an employment tribunal case involving the Westville Hotel and the wider debate over flexible…
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Public Affairs
Remembering Eithne Vallely
Eithne Vallely, a pioneer of the traditional Irish music scene in Armagh, sadly lost her life in a tragic accident…
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Public Affairs
Will Stormont be reformed?
With four of the five main parties supporting reform of Stormont, there is increasing consensus that institutional change is needed,…
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Public Affairs
Assembly reform necessary but not sufficient
Writing in agendaNi, independent MLA Claire Sugden sets out her belief that while power-sharing across constitutional perspectives remains fundamental, compulsory…
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