Governance Blog Archive
Here you will find an archive of Governance Blog articles published before 1 January 2020, divided into their relevant categories.
Brexit
Cross-border child protection in the EU
Reading Time: 4 minutes A significant number of European Union laws and policies have a direct role in protecting and promoting children’s rights. What has the EU achieved in the area of cross-border child protection?
How could the Brexit vote affect farming and food in Northern Ireland?
Reading Time: 6 minutes The agri-food sector is a significant one for the economy and employment in Northern Ireland. For a number of reasons, the implications of the vote to leave the EU are difficult to gauge at this
What are the potential implications of withdrawal from the EU for healthcare in Northern Ireland?
Reading Time: 5 minutes The Assembly Research and Information Service (RaISe) recently published a paper which provided an update on developments following the EU referendum on 23rd June. In this post, another in our series of articles examining some
Democracy and Government
The courts and the EU Referendum: a week of action
Reading Time: 3 minutes The past seven days have seen significant developments in relation to EU referendum related action in the courts at both local and UK level. This article provides an update and reflects on how they relate
What are the key obstacles to introducing a preventative approach in Northern Ireland?
Reading Time: 3 minutes In recent years ‘Preventative Expenditure‘ (PE) has gained a high level of political consensus. There are many definitions, and this imprecision has resulted in departments sometimes claiming that all of their expenditure is preventative. Generally
Should the Assembly break the constituency link with Westminster?
Reading Time: 3 minutes The May 2016 election was the last at which 108 Members would be returned to the Assembly. At the next Assembly election there will be a reduction in the number of MLAs returned. The Fresh
