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

The Gender Pay Gap: What can NI’s ‘impressive’ record tell us about Jeremy Corbyn’s plans?

Ryan HoggNovember 25, 2019

The Labour campaigning juggernaut has featured a number of ambitious goals to reshape the economy. The year 2030 has emerged as a common point of reference. Tha... Read More...

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The Election Bulletin: The Online Campaign

Jamie PowNovember 25, 2019

Welcome to 'The Election Bulletin', a joint podcast by Northern Slant and Queen's Radio. We realise it can be hard to keep up with what's happening with the Ge... Read More...

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The campaign to ‘Portillo’ Johnson

Fionnbharr RodgersNovember 22, 2019

In the early hours of 2nd May 1997 the news came through that the Conservative MP for Enfield Southgate, and then-Defence Secretary Michael Portillo had lost hi... Read More...

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The polls on Irish unity are only heading in one direction

Kevin MeagherNovember 20, 2019

Unless you have been living under a rock, you can’t but have noticed that the prospect of Irish reunification has been gaining ground these past three years. ... Read More...

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Lesson from Spain: There’s not enough room in the centre for everyone

John CoulterNovember 20, 2019

If you think the Westminster general election is hotting up in Northern Ireland over the issue of pacts and alliances, then there’s a very bitter election lesso... Read More...

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Pacts: Making things more, not less, complicated?

Jason SimeNovember 20, 2019

The 2019 general election campaign is now well underway. In Northern Ireland, most of the attention so far has focused on announcements by parties which constit... Read More...

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