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

Preventing the toxification of Irish politics

Ruairi McCallanNovember 22, 2020

In my experience, Irish politics had always largely avoided the incredibly divisive, hyper-partisan politics that’s been commonplace elsewhere, most especially... Read More...

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Biden – finally – wins Presidency

Steve McGookinNovember 7, 2020

Update: 2.40pm Washington DC time, Saturday Nov 7th Four days after election day, Joe Biden became the US president-elect after being declared the winner of... Read More...

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What to watch for on Election Night

Julia FlanaganNovember 2, 2020

When Donald Trump first emerged onto the political scene in 2015 with a pledge to “Make America Great Again”, few believed his divisive message and vision for ... Read More...

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“No SpAd Lasts Forever”: An Interview with Peter Cardwell

Roger GreerOctober 30, 2020

What is the typical special adviser (SpAd) like? What are the most challenging parts of the job? These are just some questions I asked Peter Cardwell, author o... Read More...

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Early voting surges to record as US heads into final week of campaign

Steve McGookinOctober 26, 2020

“This is not a reality show. This is reality.” When former President Barack Obama last week addressed his first crowd on this year’s campaign trail,&nb... Read More...

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Northern Slant hosts ‘The U.S. and us’ online discussion

Steve McGookinOctober 15, 2020

With three weeks to go in an ever-more surreal and unpredictable presidential election framed by an escalating death toll and economic fallout from the global ... Read More...

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