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NEW PB/Polling Matters podcast: May trouncing Corbyn in the polls and why we shouldn’t take the Northern Ireland peace process for granted

1/2/2017 Mike Smithson Comments 0 Comment

This week’s podcast is split into two parts. On the first part of the show, Keiran is joined by Nicholas Whyte to discuss the upcoming elections in Northern Ireland and the potential impact of Brexit on the province. Nicholas is an expert in politics and elections in Northern Ireland and a visiting professor at Ulster University and has a blunt warning for anyone that is complacent about the peace process there. On the second half of the show, Keiran is…

Lucian Fletcher on the implications of the dramatic events in Northern Ireland politics

10/1/2017 TSE Comments 0 Comment

Embed from Getty Images The resignation of Martin McGuinness means that there is no longer any leadership in the Executive Office of Northern Ireland. The jointly-held nature of the position of First Minister/Deputy First Minister means that with Martin’s resignation, Arlene Foster has effectively been dragged kicking and screaming from office. For those (most people, I expect) who don’t pay attention to Stormont politics as long as there’s no violence, this is all very odd. The government of Northern Ireland…

The changing politics of Northern Ireland

24/1/2016 TSE Comments 0 Comment

Embed from Getty Images Alastair Meeks on the unknown First Minister Part of the United Kingdom got a new leader earlier this month.Â You probably missed this: most people did.Â Following the usual tortuous process that its politics always seems to entail, Northern Ireland now has a new First Minister.Â Arlene Foster took over as First Minister (the first woman to hold that role in Northern Ireland) on 11 January 2016.Â She is also the first female leader of the…

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