Politics

Making sense of political events, decisions and ideas directly affecting Northern Ireland. Given their geographical proximity, events in Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland will be included in this section

Can power-sharing ever work? Lessons from elsewhere

Matthew JacksonOctober 23, 2017

Delivering a speech in June 1858, Abraham Lincoln—then the US Republican Party’s nominee for senator for the state of Illinois—spoke of how a ‘house divided aga... Read More...

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We need to revisit the Good Friday Agreement

Joel CassellsOctober 22, 2017

The people of Northern Ireland are again kept in suspense of a possible agreement between Sinn Féin and the DUP. Our talks processes are always closed door affa... Read More...

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The political week in 5 points

Connor DalyOctober 22, 2017

Ulster Unionist Party leader Robin Swann said any Stormont legislation on the Irish language would bring further division to Northern Ireland society. Addressin... Read More...

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Is the devolution project over?

Heather WilsonOctober 19, 2017

‘YES!’, was the answer of an irritated caller on today’s BBC Talkback, who said devolution could never work and would never return. It has been exactly 10 mont... Read More...

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Thinking out loud: Who’s in charge here?

Connor DalyOctober 16, 2017

Ten months since Northern Ireland’s Executive collapsed, it’s taken an encounter with the tail-end of a hurricane to remind us why local decision-making is so i... Read More...

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The political week in 5 points

Connor DalyOctober 15, 2017

Four of Northern Ireland’s main five parties (Sinn Féin, SDLP, UUP and Alliance) called for Stormont speaker Robin Newton (DUP MLA) to resign after BBC’s Spotli... Read More...

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