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A growing question among local politicians concerns whether Stormont should be reformed. If rules or procedures are changed, can that make local politics more effective?

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Houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) have recently featured in public and political debate about immigration. Specifically, they have become a topic of discussion around accommodation

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Why has Northern Ireland’s growth in renewable energy use stalled? In 2005, only 3% of local electricity came from renewables yet by 2020 it was

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CLAIM: 85% of women murdered in Ireland this year were killed by foreign migrants

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On 13 July 2026, a Facebook page, Our Northern Ireland Voice – Official, posted a graphic which claimed “85% of women murdered in Ireland this

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CLAIM: In 2025 almost a quarter of the total electricity usage in Ireland came from data centres.

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On 7 July, the Irish Times published an article with a headline claiming: “Data centres account for almost a quarter of Irish electricity usage in

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CLAIM: Farmers and food producers are the bedrock of a £7.3bn per year industry that provides the equivalent of 109,000 full-time jobs.

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Giving a statement in the Assembly chamber in praise of the Balmoral Show, UUP MLA Robbie Butler claimed: “Farmers and food producers [underpin] what has

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Is Stormont underfunded? If so, how much of that is self-inflicted? What does underfunded, in this context, even mean? It is difficult to understand the

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CLAIM: If Northern Ireland was funded at similar levels to Wales, it would have around an extra £1bn per year to spend. If it received Scottish levels of funding, it would get an extra £3bn per year.

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In comments published in the Belfast Telegraph on 23 April, First Minister Michelle O’Neill claimed: “[Relatively] speaking, when you compare the funding that Scotland achieve

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CLAIM: Over 400 “migrant” families have left Northern Ireland as a result of recent disorder.

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On 14 June 2026, a poster called “Dee Dee” used a Facebook page called ‘Our Northern Ireland Voice – Protecting Our Culture from Foreign Infidels‘

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CLAIM: Northern Ireland’s child poverty rates have fallen from 21% to 16%.

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During a 26 May debate on local government and the Anti-poverty Strategy, Communities Minister Gordon Lyons said:  “We are not complacent about poverty levels, but

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A horrific attack in North Belfast on 8 June has resulted in a charge of attempted murder for a Sudanese national. The incident received international

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Last month polls indicating that 63% of people in Northern Ireland would vote for “a United Ireland in the EU” made the headlines. This suggests