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

Where’s the Stormont recall to prevent welfare cuts?

Gerard McDonaldOctober 26, 2019

Last week marked over 1,000 days without a power-sharing Executive, yet Monday saw some MLAs come together at Stormont to try to prevent the passage of Westmins... Read More...

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The political week in 5 points

Ruth FosterOctober 20, 2019

From Super Saturday to Extension Rebellion Stop me if you’ve heard this before... but in this past week the UK Prime Minister said that they had reached a deal... Read More...

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Where next for the DUP?

John CoulterOctober 20, 2019

'Super Saturday' became 'Sad Saturday' for Boris Johnston after another defeat in the House of Commons. Where does this leave the DUP and its parliamentary infl... Read More...

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Westminster’s abortion laws pose cross-party dilemmas

John CoulterOctober 16, 2019

Pro-life groups have only days to lobby for the return of a power-sharing Stormont Executive to prevent legislation decriminalising abortion being introduced in... Read More...

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Big launch for RHI book ‘Burned’

Matthew O'NeillOctober 15, 2019

One of the most eagerly anticipated books on recent Northern Ireland politics had its formal launch at the Lyric Theatre in Belfast on Monday evening. Burned... Read More...

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A Dozen Deliberative Dems Debate

Julia FlanaganOctober 14, 2019

The two weeks leading up Tuesday’s fourth Democratic debate have been some of the most turbulent in this year’s primary race. Against a backdrop of an intens... Read More...

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