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

Jamie PowApril 22, 2018

Theresa May has apologised “for any anxiety caused” to Windrush citizens.It emerged that retirement-age citizens have been detained, lost their jobs, denied ben... Read More...

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Twenty years in ten days

Vicky CosstickApril 21, 2018

Vicky Cosstick reflects on the events and encounters around the days marking the twentieth anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. For me, it was a fascinati... Read More...

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An Alternative Manifesto for Integrated Education

Jamie PowApril 17, 2018

If we started from a blank piece of paper, would we come up with the education system we currently have in Northern Ireland? Almost certainly not, argued Mike N... Read More...

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GFA at 20: Remembering Imagining the Unimagined Sky

Fionnbharr RodgersApril 16, 2018

“A fragment from some future unimagined sky,” was how Michael Longley saw the Good Friday Agreement in 1998. Just as the tone immediately before and after the A... Read More...

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The political week in 5 points

Callum McNeillApril 15, 2018

Collapse of RHI scheme a matter of “deep regret” for Arlene Foster. The former First Minister reaffirmed her belief that she holds no personal responsibility fo... Read More...

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She marched them up to the top of the hill

Heather WilsonApril 14, 2018

“I work twelve hours a day to support my family; my wife can’t work because we have a disabled child. I always give my vote to the DUP, but I am so disappointed... Read More...

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