Derry waits
First, the good news. Derry is one of the most improved small cities in the UK’s devolved nations, according to the 2019 Good Growth Index published by the Demos think-tank.. read more
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Boris wins
Boris Johnson has at last won a vote in the House of Commons in favour of a withdrawal agreement. How significant the passing is of the second reading of the.. read more
Wrightbus survives
Subject to the t’s being crossed and the i’s being dotted, Wrightbus is to be saved. A rather ill-tempered negotiation between Jo Bamford’s company Ryse Hydrogen and the Wright family.. read more
Thomas Cook
More than 150,000 holiday makers had to be repatriated following the collapse of travel agents Thomas Cook. The business failure could lead to the loss of the firm’s 21,000 employees’.. read more
Europe made me
It was 45 years ago that I left Britain for the first time, to hitch-hike around Western Europe. I was a different person and the continent was a different place. .. read more
Funding the arts
Harvey Weinstein promised $5m to the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts as an endowment for women filmmakers. As allegations surfaced about the Hollywood producer’s sexual abuse of women,.. read more
Co-op legal changes pending in Ireland
Co-operative legislation in Ireland is set for a major overhaul, but the slow pace of decision-making is leaving uncertainty for the sector. It was back in 2016 that Ireland’s Department.. read more
Co-op Party’s Northern Ireland manifesto
The Co-operative Party Northern Ireland has produced its first ever local manifesto, despite this being the only UK nation where the Co-op Party is unable to support candidates as sister.. read more
Stalled progress
Twenty one years on from the Good Friday Agreement it is clear that Northern Ireland does not have the settled and just peace that we expected. This was clear before.. read more
‘A Threat to the Union’
“Unionism needs to look and recognize that the environment around us is changing,” says former Ulster Unionist Party leader Mike Nesbitt MLA. He adds: “I would like to see civic.. read more
‘Christians should lead in healing Northern Ireland’
Christians should take a leading role in healing Northern Ireland, says Bishop Ken Good, the Church of Ireland bishop for the cross-border diocese of Derry and Raphoe. He also says.. read more
‘Forward Together’
To mark 21 years since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement, an important new initiative begins on Good Friday, 19th April, 2019. A series of podcasts will be broadcast.. read more
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