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 political week in 5 points

Callum McNeillApril 8, 2018

Suspected chemical attack in Douma, Syria kills 70 people. White Helmets, the volunteer rescue force, tweeted graphic images showing several bodies in basements... Read More...

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The Principle of Consent Relies on Reciprocity

Fionnbharr RodgersApril 8, 2018

Article I, section ii of the Good Friday Agreement holds that Irish unity is a decision to be made on and of the island of Ireland, and may only come about by t... Read More...

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Twenty Years of a New Beginning: When Will it End?

Fionnbharr RodgersApril 6, 2018

“Leadership has been the comfortable leadership of flags and of slogans,” wrote John Hume for The Irish Times in 1964, and that sentiment is just as true today ... Read More...

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Time to stop being such doom and gloom merchants

Michael McNultyApril 6, 2018

Really when you think about it, we are pretty damn lucky to live in this wonderful part of the world. (No I haven't hit my head). In Northern Ireland, one o... Read More...

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Young people and our justice system

Stephen MorrisonApril 4, 2018

The list of sectors struggling and the countless amounts of people being failed by the current political impasse in Northern Ireland has been well documented on... Read More...

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The political week in 5 points

Callum McNeillApril 2, 2018

Labour Party 'not connected' to Anti-Jewish messages. The party has sought to distance itself from the continuing media attention surrounding anti-Semitic messa... Read More...

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