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

Lives in activism

Steve McGookinMarch 19, 2018

On Carmen Perez’s 17th birthday, she says, she was burying her younger sister. On her 40th birthday, she was helping co-ordinate one of the largest mobilizat... Read More...

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They’re ‘laughing their asses off’ in Moscow

Steve McGookinMarch 19, 2018

With Vladimir Putin winning a fourth term in this weekend’s election, and the still-unfolding poisoning row driving Russia’s relations with Britain to a modern-... Read More...

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About time: Tackling educational inequality among Protestants

Heather WilsonMarch 18, 2018

Upon reading the Belfast Telegraph last week to learn that Bill and Hillary Clinton, alongside other political notables such as Senator George Mitchell Tony... Read More...

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The political week in 5 points

Jamie PowMarch 18, 2018

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Opportunities beyond Europe? The future of the UK’s relationship with Saudi Arabia

Julia FlanaganMarch 16, 2018

In Northern Slant’s most recent ‘Political Week in 5 points’ you might have spotted Saudi Arabia’s imminent deal with the British aerospace giant BAE Systems to... Read More...

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The Media in Northern Ireland and Britain: A view from the margins

Vicky CosstickMarch 14, 2018

Why does it matter whether and how Northern Ireland and its perennial troubles are represented by the media both within the region itself and in mainland Britai... Read More...

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