Another year, another election, and this time it is the turn of perhaps the most enduring level of government, as we head to the polls on the 18th May to elect new representatives across Northern Ireland’s 11 councils.
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The Northern Ireland Secretary of State has set out his long-awaited budget for 2023 - 2024. The main headline from this budget is the extension of the repayment period for NI's overspend. This comes after unprecedented correspondence and activity from senior civil servants and their union. Whils its unclear how this will be managed in practice, there's clearly a tightening of the screws from the UK Government. Below is detailed the breakdown of departmental allocations.
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This week the UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen announced a new deal, the Windsor Framework, aimed at amending the Northern Ireland Protocol. We have collated links to all the necessary documentation should you need to delve into the detail of the Windsor Framework.
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We’ve all heard the age-old adage that ‘the only poll that counts is the one on election day’ but since the first Gallup polls of the 1930s, political parties and commentators alike have kept a close eye on polling, albeit taking the results with a pinch of salt.
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With seven days to go until the Polls open, the majority of parties have released their full Assembly Election 2022 manifestos. A central part of any party’s bid to secure votes come election day, this election has seen the publication of a range of 5-point plans and sectoral specific papers released in advance of full manifestos.
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