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Northern Irish politics without the sectarianism

BeyondNI


    • Jul 11, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 58 EPISODES


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    Episode 56: Boris Resigns & Religion in NI Politics

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2022 51:29


    Matt and James chat about Boris' resignation, possible new PMs and how Religion effects NI Politics

    Episode 55: All Party Groups Explainer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2022 45:49


    James explains to Matt the importance of all party groups when the assembly is down and why they may be NI's last bastion of democracy

    Episode 54: Election Reaction

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2022 68:19


    Matt and James chat about the Election results, the fallout from the election and the recent 'planters' controversy

    Episode 53: Pre-Election chat

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2022 56:41


    Matt and James chat through the recent poll results, party manifestos and our final predictions

    Episode 52: Party Broadcasts

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2022 44:43


    Matt & James have a chat about the party broadcasts for the 2022 assembly election.

    Episode 51: Election Predictions

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2022 56:51


    Matt and James look at what a good and bad day would like for each party the upcoming assembly election

    Episode 50: An episode of Self-Indulgence

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2022 88:38


    Since we've hit 50, Matt and James interview each about why they got into politics

    Episode 49: Factionalism in NI political parties

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2022 58:34


    Matt & James chat about the possible factions in NI political parties with the news of the Donaldson-Beattie meeting

    Episode 48: SDLP woes, Integrated Education and Lobbying

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2022 57:22


    Matt and James chat through the recent SDLP woes, how the integrated education bill is doing and lobbying in NI.

    Episode 47: The Executive Collapse explained

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2022 37:52


    Matt & James explain the consequences of the Executive collapse and whether a lot of policy is good.

    Episode 46 - Beattie & SF Twitter controversy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2022 52:26


    Matt & James chat about the recent twitter controversy around Doug Beattie and Sinn Fein as well as a bit of social media chat and the Ukraine crisis

    Episode 45: Double Jobbing, Green Politics and Integrated Education

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2022 62:08


    Back with a 2022 podcast! Matt and James catch up, discussing Double Jobbing in Stormont, what green politics looks like in NI and the Integrated education bill.

    Episode 44: SDLP Roundup, Abortion vote and Anti-future politics

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2021 43:28


    Matt and James talk through how the SDLP have done in the last year, the Abortion vote and Anti-future politics

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    Episode 43: UUP - a year on

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2021 39:21


    Matt and James look at the UUP a year on, casement park and the NI bill of rights

    Episode 42: LucidTalk Poll Analysis, Alliance Roundup & Twitter

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2021 68:00


    Matt and James chat through the Lucidtalk Poll results, how the Alliance have done in the last year and twitter engagement

    Episode 41: Morgan Shuttleworth (President of SSUNI)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2021 24:21


    Matt and James chat with Morgan Shuttleworth about his role as President of SSUNI

    Episode 40: Dermot Hamill (of YouthVoiceNI & SSUNI)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2021 53:58


    Matt & James chat with Dermot Hamill about his last year has been with YouthVoice NI and SSUNI

    Episode 39: Sinn Fein - a year later

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2021 57:43


    In the second part, Matt and James look at how Sinn Fein have done in the past year (Matt also rants about the Stonewall podcast that gained attention in the last week)

    Episode 38: The DUP - A Year Later

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2021 61:53


    James and Matt look review the last year for the DUP, asking where things went wrong and where they are going

    Episode 37: Restictions, Brexit & AUKUS

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2021 49:26


    Matt and James chat about the restriction reasoning, the effects of brexit and AUKUS.

    Episode 36: High Street Voucher, Autism Bill and Healthcare Investment

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2021 42:25


    Matt and James chat about their thoughts on the High Street Voucher, the Autism Bill passing its second stage and possible Healthcare Investment

    Episode 35: Beattie Bounce, DUP Woes and Sinn Fein remain top of the pile (LucidTalk poll analysis)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2021 62:28


    James and Matt chat about the most recent Lucidtalk polls, looking at what it means for parties and politicains. They also look at SF's new MLAs and chat about the most recent policy developments in the new Stormont term.

    Episode 34: Sinn Fein's Foyle change up, Co-option discussion and Ukraine

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2021 46:28


    James and Matt discuss Sinn Fein's change up in the Foyle, their thoughts on Co-option in Stormont and the situation in Crimea

    Episode 33: NI Media Chat, DoH accounting errors and Afghanistan

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2021 44:43


    James and Matt chat about the NI Media, DoH's accounting errors, Afghanistan and the increasing prices of Houses in NI

    Episode 32: Results day, Maskey and The Climate Report

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2021 37:26


    Matt and James chat about the media coverage of results day, Maskey leaving Stormont and the recently released Climate Report

    Episode 31: Tenancy Bill, Adoption reform and UUP Resignation

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2021 40:33


    Matt and James chat about the last couple of weeks in NI politics including Tenancy Bill, Adoption reform and UUP Resignation

    Episode 30: Nolan, Executive Changes and Covid payments

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2021 38:20


    James and Matt do their first ever in-person podcast!

    Episode 29: Donaldson's Appointment, Donegal Brick Crisis and Biden so far

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2021 42:26


    Matt and James chat about Donaldson's effect on NI politics, the Donegal Brick crisis and how Biden has done so far

    Episode 28: Technopopulism in NI

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2021 40:25


    Matt and James talk through how technocracy, populism and technopopulism effect NI politics

    Episode 27: New Minister Analysis and NI Protocol Developments

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2021 46:57


    James and Matt chat about the new ministerial announcements, NI Protocol developments and our new beef with the Daily Telegraph

    Episode 26: Alliance's New Green Deal with Stewart Dickson MLA

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2021 35:59


    James and Matt chat with Stewart Dickson about Alliance's Green New Deal and what it could mean for NI.

    Episode 25: NI Water

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2021 34:48


    James and Matt tackle the unreported issue of NI water and why it may become one of NI's new biggest issues

    Episode 24: Poots and Beattie analysis, the South's housing bill and NI climate policy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2021 58:18


    Matt and James chat about the two new party leaders in NI (Poots and Beattie) along with the new housing bill being introduced in the south and the climate change policy which is happening in NI

    Episode 23: DUP and UUP Leadership Races

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2021 70:03


    Matt and James talk discuss the recent turbulence in NI politics along with looking at the recent Scottish and English elections

    Episode 22: A Violence against Women and Girls Strategy (interview with Nicola Brogan)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2021 28:04


    Matt and James chat with Nicola Brogan (MLA for Sinn Féin) about a proposed Violence against Women and Girls Strategy and how it may help the north.

    Episode 21: Riots, Quarantine Hotels and Technopopulism

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2021 60:19


    Matt and James chat about the last fews weeks of NI and international politics. Talking about the ESL, the South's Quarantine Hotels, Belfast Riots, the Gay Conversion therapy ban and Technopopulism.

    Episode 20: An Interview with Dr Ben Harper of Pivotal PPF

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2021 31:26


    Matt and James chat with Ben Harper from Pivotal about the Brain Drain in NI

    Episode 19: An Interview with Matthew O'Toole

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2021 28:11


    James and Matt chat with Matthew O'Toole of SDLP about his APG on press freedom and sustainability

    Episode 18: An Interview of Claire Sugden

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2021 34:58


    James and Matt chat with Claire Sugden about her career as an independent MLA, NI tourism and a gender-centric assembly

    Episode 17: An Interview with Matthew Taylor of PureMental

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2021 39:19


    Matt and James chat with Matthew Taylor of PureMental about the need for improved mental health services in schools and how schools need to approach things differently

    Episode 16: Abortion Analysis, Protest Laws and Twitter

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2021 43:57


    James and Matt chat about what's been happening with BeyondNI, how the Abortion bill got through the Stormont vote and how the tories want to change the protest laws

    Episode 15: An Interview with Oisin Donnelly of SDLP Youth

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2021 23:28


    Matt and James chat with Oisin about the progress of SDLP youth, Trains and NI infrastructure

    Episode 14: An Interview with Robbie Butler

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2021 26:11


    Matt and James chat with Robbie Butler about his private member's bill which looks to protect emergency responders from PTSD

    Episode 13: An Interview with 50:50NI

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2021 26:02


    James and Matt chat with Aoife from 50:50NI about her organisation, how to acheive 50:50 in stormont and women in politics.

    Episode 12.2: An Interview with Uniting UK

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2021 28:50


    Matt and James chat to Uniting UK about the constitutional questions from the persepctive of the Union. This is the second part of the two part series with the first part being our interview with Colin Harvey of Ireland's future.

    Episode 12.1: An Interview with Colin Harvey of Ireland's Future

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2021 34:20


    (Part 1 of 2) Matt and James chat with Colin Harvey, a part of Ireland's Future, about the constitutional questions from the position of a United Ireland. This is part of a two part series, tomorrow we will release the second part of the series with Uniting UK, talking through the position of the Union.

    Episode 11: An interview with Sarah Gray of Politics Made Simple

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2021 47:39


    James and Matt chat to Sarah, creator of the PoliticsMadeSimple instagram page, about her perseptives on politics, Stephen Nolan and Instagram.

    Episode 10: Interview with Glyn Roberts of RetailNI

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2021 25:14


    James and Matt interview Glyn Roberts from RetailNI about his thoughts on the government response to COVID-19, where retail will go post-pandemic and Brexit. We would additionally like to thank Feedspot for placing us in the top 50 of UK political podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/uk_politics_podcasts/

    Episode 9: UBI indepth with Patrick Brown

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2021 41:11


    This week, Matt chats with Patrick Brown (of UBILab NI), looking indepth at UBI. Going over how it might be implemented in NI and what it would look like in practice.

    Episode 8: Interview with Diarmuid Hamill

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2021 33:45


    This week Matt and James interview Diarmuid Hamill (founder of Youth Voice), discussing how schools have coped with COVID, best interview and how to talk to politicians

    Episode 7: Universal Basic Income

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2020 23:28


    James and Matt discuss UBI, looking at how each party views it and what it would mean for Northern Ireland.

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