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

Victimhood: Wounds no less deep

Richard ClementsNovember 26, 2013

This week I found myself equally as nonchalant as everyone else in Northern Ireland when I heard of the crescendo of security threats from various corners of th... Read More...

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A tale of two conferences

Jamie PowNovember 12, 2013

Two political parties held their annual conferences last month: the Ulster Unionists in Belfast, and the Scottish National Party in Perth. Both of these relativ... Read More...

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Changing the conflict mindset: New thinking and new ways

Ruairi RowanNovember 12, 2013

The Vice Chair of the Haass Talks, Dr Meghan O’Sullivan, was back in Northern Ireland in recent weeks meeting with a wide range of non-political groups. It s... Read More...

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Educational villages: are we missing the point?

Simon WorthingtonNovember 11, 2013

In Northern Ireland we live in a society wrought with deep-rooted divides. Political, religious or other, education should be the answer to ensure that these di... Read More...

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Is Edwin Poots really homophobic?

Richard ClementsNovember 10, 2013

Just a fortnight ago, the UK Supreme Court, the highest judicial authority in the United Kingdom, refused an application by the Health Minister, Edwin Poots, to... Read More...

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http://killinaschool.scoilnet.ie/blog/2013/09/01/seamus-heaney/

Apathy, Heaney and the need to write

Andrew CarruthersOctober 29, 2013

What is the point of writing? Greater minds than mine have tilted at this particular windmill in the past, but it seems to be something worth considering at the... Read More...

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