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

Forgetting to Consent: Northern Ireland and the British Government’s Selective Amnesia

Lisa WhittenOctober 17, 2018

British Prime Ministers have been pledging to respect the democratically expressed wishes of Northern Ireland since it existed. But it seems in all the melée, t... Read More...

Politics

Let them teach

James McMordieOctober 15, 2018

On Saturday I received a text from a friend alerting me to the fact that a number of new History teaching jobs had just been made available through the Departme... Read More...

Politics

The political week in 5 points

Jamie PowOctober 14, 2018

Theresa May under pressure from all sides as negotiators try to secure Withdrawal Agreement. Dominic Raab and Michel Barnier held an unscheduled meeting on Sund... Read More...

Politics

If you love something, set it free

Alina UtrataOctober 14, 2018

BBC News recently published an interview with a group of students in Dublin who are originally from Northern Ireland. Why? All of them say that they don't want ... Read More...

Featured ArticlePolitics

Clinton at Queen’s – The Day in Tweets

Steve McGookinOctober 11, 2018

Former US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was at Queen's University in Belfast on Wednesday to receive an honorary doctorate. Watch the ceremony in... Read More...

Politics

The Midterms and the Kavanaugh effect

Julia FlanaganOctober 11, 2018

September marked one of the most bitterly divisive months in recent US political history. And that’s saying something. Now that Brett Kavanaugh has been offi... Read More...

Politics