Northern Slant

'Northern Slant Hosts' is our interview series with people in public life on key issues affecting Northern Ireland. In this episode Roger Greer speaks to Ben Harper, Research Manager at Pivotal. They discuss Pivotal's latest report on educational migration in Northern Ireland, entitled ‘Should I Stay or Should I Go?'

'Northern Slant Hosts' is our interview series with people in public life on key issues affecting Northern Ireland. In this episode Roger Greer speaks to Ann Watt, Director of Pivotal, about its latest report: 'Pivotal Tracker – Policy Priorities for Northern Ireland'.

'Northern Slant Hosts' is our interview series with people in public life on key issues affecting Northern Ireland. In this episode Roger Greer speaks to Conor Kelly from UCL's Constitution Unit about its work on unification referendums on the island of Ireland.

'Northern Slant Hosts' is our interview series with people in public life on key issues affecting Northern Ireland. In this episode Roger Greer speaks to Matthew O'Toole MLA about the new SDLP ‘Make Change Programme’ policy.

Nandi Jola is a poet, storyteller, playwright and creative writing facilitator. Born in South Africa, Nandi is well known in Northern Ireland and beyond for her work in the arts sector here. In this interview with Jenny McCullough, Nandi talks about her upcoming projects, how the pandemic had changed her working life, and how she had worked through a hard time for everyone making a living in arts and culture.

'Northern Slant Hosts' is our interview series with people in public life on key issues affecting Northern Ireland. In this episode Roger Greer speaks to Ann Watt. Ann is Chief Executive of Pivotal, an independent think tank based in Belfast.

'Northern Slant Hosts' is our new series of interviews with people in public life on key issues affecting Northern Ireland. In this episode Roger Greer speaks with John McCallister, former MLA and Deputy Leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), and founding member and Deputy Leader of the political party NI21.

'Northern Slant Hosts' is our new series of interviews with people in public life on key issues affecting Northern Ireland. In the third episode Roger Greer speaks with Professor Siobhán O'Neill. Siobhán is Professor of Mental Health Sciences at Ulster University and was recently appointed as Northern Ireland's first Mental Health Champion.

'Northern Slant Hosts' is our new series of interviews with people in public life on key issues affecting Northern Ireland. In the first episode Roger Greer speaks with Conall McDevitt. Conall is CEO of Hume Brophy Communications, a public relations firm. He has previously served as MLA for South Belfast, a special advisor, and Director of Communications for the SDLP.

With just days to go before #GE2019, the final episode of The Election Bulletin considers the written aspects of the campaign so far. Jess Lawrence of Queen’s Radio is joined by Steve McGookin and Lisa Claire Whitten of Northern Slant. They ask: What have been some of the standout moments of the campaign? What do the manifestos of political parties tell us about their priorities? And how has the press covered the election? Listen to the conversation.

As we turn to the visual elements of the general election campaign, Michael Jardine of Queen’s Radio and Matt O'Neill of Northern Slant are joined by communications specialist Rebecca Toolan. They ask: Has the campaign so far been dominated by style over substance? Do we spend too much time focusing on whether candidates 'look' prime ministerial, rather than asking who would make the best Prime Minister? And how does the impact of posters and billboards compare to traditional canvassing? Listen to the conversation.

Today we begin with the online campaign, Rory Hughes of Queen’s Radio and Julia Flanagan of Northern Slant are joined by the Journalist Amanda Ferguson. They ask, does it make a difference if you watched the leaders debate on TV, or just watched clips online? How does social media change how parties target voters? And how can we make our echo chambers less echo-ey?