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

Rocket Man vs The Dotard

Steve McGookinSeptember 26, 2017

When world leaders throw personal insults, what does it mean for diplomacy? Meanwhile, has President Trump fumbled in escalating athletes’ protests against raci... Read More...

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The political week in 5 points

Jamie PowSeptember 24, 2017

Speaking for the first time at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Donald Trump warned that the United States could “totally destroy” North Korea. ... Read More...

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MLA Salaries: No work and all pay

Heather WilsonSeptember 23, 2017

Almost nine months into Northern Ireland’s fourth political impasse since the Good Friday Agreement, much debate has centred around MLAs continuing to receive t... Read More...

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The political week in 5 points

Heather WilsonSeptember 17, 2017

How much confidence can Theresa May have in the Tory-DUP 'confidence and supply' deal? The DUP have broken ranks from the Tories for the first time since enteri... Read More...

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Redemption must not trump justice

Heather WilsonSeptember 16, 2017

"If guns were made for shooting, then skulls are made to crack. You’ve never seen a better Taig than with a bullet in his back." In 1971, founding member of th... Read More...

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Do people want Stormont restored? Results from the latest LucidTalk poll

James McMordieSeptember 16, 2017

Northern Ireland has now gone three months without an election and that feels like progress of a sort. If we continue like this we might actually make it a whol... Read More...

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