The big difference in the LucidTalk poll is that nationalist voters are coalescing around SF while the DUP has lost its place as the Unionist catch-all party. Whether this internal integration/disintegration party dynamic matters on the constitutional question is not clear.

1970: One more lane will fix it. 1980: One more lane will fix it. 1990: One more lane will fix it. 2000: One more lane will fix it. 2010: One more lane will fix it

The NI Executive has to lay out its assessment of the scale of the problems and set a PfG in context. Everything else is a recipe for failure. Population growth in Belfast/Building houses to meet demand/Students in Derry needs investment in infrastructure and fewer photo opps.

Either social workers have a duty to look into child protection concerns raised by a member of the public or they don’t. It doesn’t matter if the parent is on TV until safety has been confirmed. Or we change the law and stop investigating child protection concerns. Which is it?

qub.ac.uk/News/Allnews/2… ARK Duncan Morrow Dominic Bryan Lucy Geddes Co-operation Ireland Siobhan McAlister

We launched a paper on the persistence of armed/paramilitary groups in NI. Hopefully it helps moves a stuck yet vital issue to a more honest and practical place for change ark.ac.uk/ARK/sites/defa… Ulster University SSESW at Queen's Dominic Bryan Co-operation Ireland Brendan Sturgeon Siobhan McAlister ARK

York St/Frederick St/Great Patrick Street? What do you say Belfast City Council Department for Infrastructure

I agree with this Belfast City Council Department for Infrastructure

There comes a point…

30 years on, we still haven’t made it to “exclusively democratic and peaceful means of resolving differences on political issues, and our opposition to any use or threat of force by others for any political purpose, whether in regard to this agreement or otherwise.”

‘According to a new book about Musk’s takeover of Twitter by two New York Times journalists, the platform’s new owner wanted Twitter/X to be more like Pavel Durov’s Telegram, which had an user base of 800m and only 30 staff Durov’s arrest, in Musk’s mind, is an act of

Irish Government now winning 50% of the vote without independents, and FFG with potential post election options in any 3-way coalition. Change evident in Euro and local elections now following through in GE polls. Whatever they say, a November election must be tempting.

Back to the knitting, and less of the grandstanding at last?

The Executive cannot be loved in this environment - but honesty might gain respect. "..experience of many services at present is completely unacceptable... performance is not only poor and far worse than elsewhere in the UK, but also deteriorating." pivotalppf.org/cmsfiles/Publi…

1) We are beyond delighted with yesterday's Heritage Day, and our first ever #NorthBelfast History Harvest. We did the call out for your stories, memories, artefacts and old photographs, and you didn't disappoint. We captured well over 80 of them! #historyharvest #clifton250

Grenfell was an tragedy of system failure - the masking of down-grades in proper systems under the guise of 'cutting red tape' in the public sector and the pursuit of profit without regard for safety in the private sector. The question is 'now what?' theguardian.com/uk-news/articl…

Great news for all Ulster University . On the shortlist for the Times Higher Educational ‘UK University of the Year 2024’ the-awards.co.uk/2024/en/page/s…

This week we hosted Stop The Clock! The 4th J of Youth Studies Conference at our Belfast campus. Over 300 talks, international keynote speakers, & Belfast culture created vibrant opportunities to discuss youth, youth work and youth studies. Learn more: ow.ly/S7ch50Thf6K #WeAreUU