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

Trump & Twitter – a dangerous combination

Kerry CorbettJanuary 12, 2017

This article is the first in our 'New Normal' series in which we try to make sense of a seemingly fast-changing world. Back in the good old days a P... Read More...

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What did Arlene Foster’s hands tell us?

Polona RoginaJanuary 11, 2017

Research has found that only 7% of communication is expressed by words. The rest consists of audio codes (38%) and body language (55%). This means that nonverba... Read More...

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Between the lines of Arlene Foster’s fireside address

Jamie PowJanuary 10, 2017

Last night Arlene Foster took to Facebook to post her reaction to the resignation of Martin McGuinness as deputy First Minister. Here are her remarks in full, i... Read More...

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The political week in 5 points

Heather WilsonJanuary 8, 2017

Once more the NI Executive is on the brink of collapse as Arlene Foster ignores calls to step aside - not least from the DUP's coalition partner, Sinn Féin - un... Read More...

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What if we have another election?

Connor DalyJanuary 3, 2017

Last May’s Assembly election campaign was a pretty quiet one, all things considered. In the end the DUP held its 38 seats, Sinn Féin lost one. Some small partie... Read More...

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The political week in 5 points

Connor DalyJanuary 1, 2017

Theresa May’s first new year message as Prime Minister called for unity after June’s Brexit vote. "If 2016 was the year you voted for that change, this is the y... Read More...

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