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Deirdre HeenanThe Business Post |
This Labour government began their mandate for change cushioned by a sky-high majority and a public perception that things could only get better....
Shortly after his appointment as health minister, Mike Nesbitt announced that he was inviting Professor Rafael Bengoa back to Northern Ireland, to...
Last week Keir Starmer delivered the first conference speech from a Labour prime minister in 15 years. Rebuilding a party riven by factionalism and...
Having a programme for government is better than not having one, but beyond that the production of this ‘plan for the future’ is hardly a cause...
Claire Hanna is set to take over at the helm of the SDLP. She will be seventh leader since the formation of the party and its second female leader....
Despite being described as a priority policy issue, mental health services in Northern Ireland are being left to fail. Patients and service users...
The new Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, is pulling no punches about the £22 billion fiscal black hole that she has inherited from the previous Tory...
Last week our health and social care system was again in the spotlight for all of the wrong reasons. The Western Health and Social Care Trust paid out...
A dull, lacklustre Westminster campaign has produced seismic changes to the political landscape in the north. This election has upended politics here,...
Unionism is no longer a dominant force and concept of ‘unionist seats” has been consigned to history
The general election is less than two weeks away, yet to date the campaign has been lacklustre and dull. Why has it failed to spark into life? On a...
Mike Nesbitt is our new health minister and should be given a chance to prove his credentials. It’s early days but so far, he has ditched the...
The Stormont budget debate, held last Tuesday, was in many ways a formality as the financial settlement had already been agreed upon by the main...
Rishi Sunak has taken a gamble and called a general election for July 4. The majority of his own MPs were blindsided, and many are unhappy at the...
What have we learnt from the UK Covid Inquiry’s sitting in Belfast? The focus of this module was on core decision-making and governance. During the...
The party has spent the last five months engulfed in controversies which have raised serious questions about Doug Beattie’s leadership and judgement
Ulster Unionist leader Doug Beattie has defended Colonel Tim Collins, his candidate for North Down in the upcoming general election, after a...
Last Thursday the Ulster Unionist Party and its executive minister Robin Swann voted against the Northern Ireland Executive budget. The health...
As widely predicted Robin Swann announced yesterday that when the General Election is called, he will step down as the Health Minister. At a time when...
As though political unionism didn’t already have its troubles to seek, TUV leader Jim Allister has announced a formal partnership with Reform UK. He...
The anti-deal wing of the party could seize on this crisis as an opportunity to regain control of the political narrative
Last week the BBC health correspondent, Marie Louise Connolly, reported that women waiting for their initial breast cancer assessment appointments...
In the week leading up to St Patrick’s Day, a series of events took place in Washington to highlight the impact of the Belfast Good Friday...
Last week the new health minister Robin Swann gave a keynote address to the Royal College of GPs. The health and social care system is in turmoil,...
The dust has settled on the restoration of the devolved institutions, and attention has quickly turned to delivery and how this new administration...
The deal is done. The devolved institutions have been restored. There is cautious optimism that we can finally move on and address the priorities that...
I was in Stormont on Wednesday and witnessed the by-now familiar sight of our MLAs filing into the chamber and filing out again, unable to form a...
The beginning of 2024 marked a watershed moment in the history of the NHS in the north, as Dr Tom Black opened the first hybrid public-private GP...
The Christmas advertisement for Charlie's Bar in Enniskillen, has become an internet sensation, touching the hearts of the thousands who have...
The Christmas advertisement for Charlie's Bar in Enniskillen, has become an internet sensation, touching the hearts of the thousands who have...