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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

“Stop limiting who you think can be labelled as a unionist. Start trying to make the tent bigger”

Roger GreerJanuary 30, 2021

In this bumper edition of Northern Slant Hosts, I sat down with former MLA and Deputy Leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), and founding member and Deputy... Read More...

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Public opinion & Northern Ireland’s future: What does the latest polling tell us?

Jamie PowJanuary 26, 2021

There is considerable appetite for holding a referendum on Northern Ireland’s constitutional status within the next five years. According to the latest poll co... Read More...

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The Week In Five Points

Steve McGookinJanuary 24, 2021

The world marks a grim anniversary One year ago this week, the Chinese city of Wuhan entered an unprecedented lockdown that would last 76 days, as the ... Read More...

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Under review: Northern Ireland’s constituency boundaries

Jason SimeJanuary 21, 2021

It has generally been accepted that electoral boundaries need to be regularly updated. Over time population levels change and so constituency boundaries m... Read More...

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From the big lie to a great undoing

Steve McGookinJanuary 19, 2021

When Donald Trump departs Joint Base Andrews near Washington DC early on Wednesday morning, surrounded for the last time by the trappings of military symb... Read More...

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The Week In Five Points

Steve McGookinJanuary 17, 2021

US on edge ahead of inaugural With less than 100 hours to go until the inauguration of America’s new president, Washington DC is in a state of&nbs... Read More...

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