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A halt to prosecutions in Northern Ireland – but what does this mean for miscarriages of justice?

By Hannah Quirk Filed Under: Featured Posted: January 9, 2014

Throughout Northern Ireland’s many efforts to deal with its turbulent past Dr Hannah Quirk believes that one group has been overlooked – the victims of conflict-related miscarriages of justice. For her, the Attorney General’s recent suggestion that there should be no more prosecutions for conflict-related crimes highlights the need for a bespoke solution for these […]

UK science is under threat – from English higher education policy

By Kieron Flanagan Filed Under: Featured, Science and Technology Posted: January 8, 2014

The UK science base must be protected from poorly thought out and badly implemented English higher education reforms, writes Dr Kieron Flanagan. The UK science community has reacted with dismay to the news, leaked to the Guardian, that the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (which makes science policy for the UK and provides funds for the UK wide […]

Zero hours firms should pay price for flexible demands

By Jill Rubery Filed Under: Featured Posted: January 6, 2014

During Manchester Policy Week 2013, Professor Jill Rubery joined IPPR North and members of the public to discuss the increasing use of zero hours contracts. In this article she explores some of the issues that arose from that event, and argues the key policy issue is how to get employers to accept more responsibility for […]

Migrants and tax credits

By Jonathan Portes Filed Under: Featured Posted: January 2, 2014

While there is there is little evidence to suggest that “benefit tourism” is a significant issue, writes Jonathan Portes, new data obtained from HMRC has shed some additional light on the matter. One useful thing that has come out of the recent spate of stories about so-called “benefit tourism” is that no-one any longer seriously […]

A halt to prosecutions in Northern Ireland – but what does this mean for miscarriages of justice?

UK science is under threat – from English higher education policy

Zero hours firms should pay price for flexible demands

Migrants and tax credits

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