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Poll: Northern Ireland still wants devolved government

As more questions are assessed, the picture of opinion here, and possible directions for political change, builds up.
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Inside Politics

Corporation tax powers 'will force �200m cuts'

Monday, 29 October 2012

Giving Stormont corporation tax power could mean spending cuts of at least another £200m, the Green Party has claimed.
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DUP: We don't need united Ireland referendum

Monday, 29 October 2012

The DUP has said holding a referendum on the issue of a united Ireland would be a waste of taxpayers’ money.
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Green Party to get behind calls for Stormont opposition

Saturday, 27 October 2012

The Green Party is today set to throw its weight behind the formation of an opposition at Stormont — endorsed by the first referendum in Northern Ireland since the Good Friday Agreement.
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Historic night as old foes turn to debating

Saturday, 27 October 2012

A senior republican has described as “historic” a debate held in memory of John McMichael, the UDA leader killed by an IRA bomb 25 years ago.
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Youngest MLA calls for vote at age of 16

Friday, 26 October 2012

The Assembly’s youngest member is heading up a campaign to reduce the voting age in Northern Ireland by two years to 16.
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Too male, stale and pale: the newest (and youngest) MLA's take on Stormont

Friday, 26 October 2012

Too male, too stale and too pale. That’s the damning verdict on the Northern Ireland Assembly from its youngest member.
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Historic night as old foes turn to debating

Friday, 26 October 2012

A senior republican has described as “historic” a debate held in memory of John McMichael, the UDA leader killed by an IRA bomb 25 years ago.
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Northern Ireland MPs put Theresa Villiers to the test... but her first |Commons question time proves rarely gripping

Thursday, 25 October 2012

The last time Northern Ireland Questions took place in the House of Commons, on July 4, Aviation Minister Theresa Villiers was speaking in a debate about Heathrow expansion.
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John McMichael Memorial debate: Sometimes you have to remember how far we have really come

Thursday, 25 October 2012

You have to turn back time to understand the significance of a John McMichael Memorial debate taking place in Lisburn tonight.
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Clegg: Recovery slow and fitful

Wednesday, 24 October 2012

Nick Clegg is set to warn that Britain's recovery remains "slow and fitful" ahead of the publication of key economic data.

David Ford wants minimum criminal age to be raised from 10 to 12

Wednesday, 24 October 2012

The age of criminal responsibility in Northern Ireland should rise from 10 to 12, the Justice Minister has told the Assembly.
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Invest NI blasted in Assembly for 'accepting loss of 760 jobs to China'

Wednesday, 24 October 2012

Northern Ireland’s jobs creation body has been lambasted in the Assembly for displaying “resigned acceptance” after massive job losses at one of our biggest manufacturers.
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Sinn Fein's reconciliation event at Westminster more than a gesture, says Lord Alderdice

Wednesday, 24 October 2012

Former IMC commissioner Lord John Alderdice has described Sinn Fein’s decision to host a reconciliation event at Westminster tonight as “more than a gesture”.
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Disgraced peer Conrad Black suggests return to Lords

Tuesday, 23 October 2012

Disgraced peer Conrad Black indicated he plans to resume his seat in the House of Lords, despite being a convicted fraudster.
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DUP and Sinn Fein deliver for their parties, not the people: Miche�l Martin

Monday, 22 October 2012

The leader of Fianna Fáil has launched a scathing attack on the DUP and Sinn Fein — stating that they constantly put party interest ahead of the common good at Stormont.
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SDLP in bid to reduce welfare cuts

Monday, 22 October 2012

The SDLP has said that it will propose another ‘Petition of Concern’ in the Assembly in a bid to minimise welfare cuts in Northern Ireland.
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Northern Ireland engagement urged

Sunday, 21 October 2012

Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin has launched a scathing attack on the main governing parties in Northern Ireland while accusing the Irish Government of ignoring serious problems north of the border.

Chief Whip Andrew Mitchell quits over 'pleb' row

Saturday, 20 October 2012

After a month of intense political pressure, Andrew Mitchell finally gave up the fight to keep his job last night after admitting he could “no longer fulfil his duties” in the wake of his abuse of a Downing Street policeman.
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Corporation tax deal in the hands of PM: Robinson

Friday, 19 October 2012

After months of painstaking negotiations, finger-pointing and intense lobbying, the fate of Northern Ireland’s corporation tax dream is now in the hands of David Cameron.
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SDLP chief executive tenders his resignation

Friday, 19 October 2012

The chief executive of the SDLP has resigned just a month before the party’s annual conference.
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Columnist Comments

• What the Savile crisis tells us about egotism in TV newsrooms

Journalism has faced some big tough questions this week. Is there still a core running through news media which fails to understand the experience of being a vulnerable innocent at the mercy of a powerful celebrity?

• Rowan Atkinson deserves respect for stand on freedom to insult

I don't much care for Rowan Atkinson the comedian. He's a rubber-faced loon who couldn't make me laugh in a month of Sundays.

• Star Trek fridge that talks would be so cool

Famously, Star Trek boldly went where no person had gone before. Now we're following in the wake of Star Trek's warp drive. It's incredible how much influence one TV programme has had. Perhaps not in the fashion sense - these wee bootie things never caught on among men.