MLAs need to drive school transport change - Newton Emerson
School transport costs are £120 million a year - far higher than Department of Health spending on taxis for patients
Newton Emerson: Sounds like DUP voters are fed up with sea border spoofing
Desperation two weeks before election suggests negative feedback on the doorsteps
Newton Emerson: Could Sinn Féin’s southern woes be good news for Stormont?
Housing and health are just two prominent issues where a Sinn Féin-led government could achieve dramatic improvements
Newton Emerson: GAA right to blame government for Casement confusion
Irish News columnist looks back over the week that was in the news
Newton Emerson: Why can’t we just seize the cars of bad drivers?
Police seize 2,000 vehicles a year for lack of insurance – why not do the same for careless drivers?
Will Mike Nesbitt have his bluff called on Stormont health cuts? - Newton Emerson
It’s the week that was in the news, as observed by Irish News columnist Newton Emerson
Newton Emerson: Who will own Stormont’s sexual offences law fiasco?
Stormont made a serious mistake and the courts corrected it. All everyone has to do now is admit it
Newton Emerson: Sinn Féin’s Cullen coup re-opens abstention debate
The week that was in the news as observed by Irish News columnist Newton Emerson
Newton Emerson: Do we really need a department of justice?
Possible departure of Alliance’s Naomi Long should prompt a re-examination of the unusual ministry
Newton Emerson: Direction of travel on Europe for Keir Starmer is clear
Irish News columnist Newton Emerson offers his inimitable take on the week’s news headlines...
Newton Emerson: Who will make the case for smaller government?
Stormont is facing the first genuine budget squeeze in its modern history and needs to sell a smaller-government message
Why is the Covid Inquiry so confrontational? - Newton Emerson
Learning lessons rather than apportioning blame would be more useful
Newton Emerson: Why are we tiptoeing around Lough Neagh polluters?
Agriculture minister Andrew Muir should send signal of intent that rule-breaking will not be tolerated
Newton Emerson: Road safety drive requires reversal of attitudes in PSNI
Irish News columnist Newton Emerson offers his inimitable take on the weeks’s news headlines
Newton Emerson: Failing civil service must be forced into fundamental reform
Stormont can look to Scotland and Wales for models for reorganisation