Elaine Crory from Alliance for Choice was our guest on today's show. She was asked by Progressive Politics Northern Ireland to be a speaker at the Belfast 'We Deserve Better' rally, but was asked to pull out amidst controversy surrounding what was described as 'divisive issues'. We wanted to talk to Elaine to get her perspective on exactly what happened, why she felt it happened, and what the future holds for Northern Ireland and devolution.

**Resources**

[http://www.alliance4choice.com/](http://http://www.alliance4choice.com/)

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Máirtín Ó Muilleoir, former Lord Mayor of Belfast and Sinn Fein MLA, was our guest on the show today. We had a fantastic conversation about the way Belfast has changed during his time in public office, the lenses through which we should view DUP politics, and the progressive alliance for reform in Stormont.

**Resources**

[http://www.sinnfein.ie/mairtin-o-muilleoir](http://http://www.sinnfein.ie/mairtin-o-muilleoir)

[https://twitter.com/newbelfast](http://https://twitter.com/newbelfast)

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Máirtín Ó Muilleoir, former Lord Mayor of Belfast and Sinn Fein MLA, was our guest on the show today. We had a fantastic conversation about the way Belfast has changed during his time in public office, the lenses through which we should view DUP politics, and the progressive alliance for reform in Stormont.

**Resources**

[http://www.sinnfein.ie/mairtin-o-muilleoir](http://http://www.sinnfein.ie/mairtin-o-muilleoir)

[https://twitter.com/newbelfast](http://https://twitter.com/newbelfast)

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Cheif Economist at the Institute for Economic Affairs (IEA), Julian Jessop, was our guest on today's show. The IEA have been at the centre of controversy over their proposals for a 'no deal' Brexit, where people have accused them of being too positive with their analysis of Britain's prospects if we fail to reach a trade agreement with the EU. We wanted to take some time to have them lay out their reasoning behind their proposals and Jullian provided some really excellent insight into why most of our conversations about a 'no deal' are too simplistic. We were also able to chat briefly about the cash for access allegations being made by Greenpeace and The Guardian.

[**PRE ORDER BREXIT:THE ESTABLISHMENT CIVIL WAR HERE**](http://https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1789044901/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1789044901&linkCode=as2&tag=thejist00-21&linkId=713eb889ae4131bec19abcebdee517f6)

**Resources**

[https://iea.org.uk/publications/lets-get-ready-for-no-deal/](http://https://iea.org.uk/publications/lets-get-ready-for-no-deal/)

[https://iea.org.uk/media/no-deal-with-eu-on-trade-post-brexit-does-not-mean-disaster-for-the-uk/](http://https://iea.org.uk/media/no-deal-with-eu-on-trade-post-brexit-does-not-mean-disaster-for-the-uk/)

[https://iea.org.uk/films/project-fact-assessing-no-deal-brexit-scenarios/](http://https://iea.org.uk/films/project-fact-assessing-no-deal-brexit-scenarios/)

[https://iea.org.uk/media/medical-supplies-wont-dry-up-if-the-government-plans-ahead/](http://https://iea.org.uk/media/medical-supplies-wont-dry-up-if-the-government-plans-ahead/)

[https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/jul/29/rightwing-thinktank-ministerial-access-potential-us-donors-insitute-of-economic-affairs-brexit](http://https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/jul/29/rightwing-thinktank-ministerial-access-potential-us-donors-insitute-of-economic-affairs-brexit)

[https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/jul/30/labour-calls-for-inquiry-into-iea-thinktank-over-cash-for-access-claims](http://https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/jul/30/labour-calls-for-inquiry-into-iea-thinktank-over-cash-for-access-claims)

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Cheif Economist at the Institute for Economic Affairs (IEA), Julian Jessop, was our guest on today's show. The IEA have been at the centre of controversy over their proposals for a 'no deal' Brexit, where people have accused them of being too positive with their analysis of Britain's prospects if we fail to reach a trade agreement with the EU. We wanted to take some time to have them lay out their reasoning behind their proposals and Jullian provided some really excellent insight into why most of our conversations about a 'no deal' are too simplistic. We were also able to chat briefly about the cash for access allegations being made by Greenpeace and The Guardian.

[**PRE ORDER BREXIT:THE ESTABLISHMENT CIVIL WAR HERE**](http://https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1789044901/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1789044901&linkCode=as2&tag=thejist00-21&linkId=713eb889ae4131bec19abcebdee517f6)

**Resources**

[https://iea.org.uk/publications/lets-get-ready-for-no-deal/](http://https://iea.org.uk/publications/lets-get-ready-for-no-deal/)

[https://iea.org.uk/media/no-deal-with-eu-on-trade-post-brexit-does-not-mean-disaster-for-the-uk/](http://https://iea.org.uk/media/no-deal-with-eu-on-trade-post-brexit-does-not-mean-disaster-for-the-uk/)

[https://iea.org.uk/films/project-fact-assessing-no-deal-brexit-scenarios/](http://https://iea.org.uk/films/project-fact-assessing-no-deal-brexit-scenarios/)

[https://iea.org.uk/media/medical-supplies-wont-dry-up-if-the-government-plans-ahead/](http://https://iea.org.uk/media/medical-supplies-wont-dry-up-if-the-government-plans-ahead/)

[https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/jul/29/rightwing-thinktank-ministerial-access-potential-us-donors-insitute-of-economic-affairs-brexit](http://https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/jul/29/rightwing-thinktank-ministerial-access-potential-us-donors-insitute-of-economic-affairs-brexit)

[https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/jul/30/labour-calls-for-inquiry-into-iea-thinktank-over-cash-for-access-claims](http://https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/jul/30/labour-calls-for-inquiry-into-iea-thinktank-over-cash-for-access-claims)

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Sorcha Eastwood, Brexit advisor for the Alliance Party, was our guest on today's show. We've been doing a number of interviews with politicians and staff at Stormont over the last few weeks to try and get a better grip of what is going on at Stormont and how much influence the Northern Irish parties are able to have in Brexit negotiations. We chatted about our perpetually absent government, the DUP and the Irish border, the possibilities of a 'no deal' Brexit, and the dark money scandal.

**Resources**

[https://allianceparty.org/](http://https://allianceparty.org/)

[https://allianceparty.org/document/brexit-q-a#document](http://https://allianceparty.org/document/brexit-q-a#document)

[https://twitter.com/SorchaEastwood](http://https://twitter.com/SorchaEastwood)

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Sorcha Eastwood, Brexit advisor for the Alliance Party, was our guest on today's show. We've been doing a number of interviews with politicians and staff at Stormont over the last few weeks to try and get a better grip of what is going on at Stormont and how much influence the Northern Irish parties are able to have in Brexit negotiations. We chatted about our perpetually absent government, the DUP and the Irish border, the possibilities of a 'no deal' Brexit, and the dark money scandal.

**Resources**

[https://allianceparty.org/](http://https://allianceparty.org/)

[https://allianceparty.org/document/brexit-q-a#document](http://https://allianceparty.org/document/brexit-q-a#document)

[https://twitter.com/SorchaEastwood](http://https://twitter.com/SorchaEastwood)

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SDLP MLA Claire Hanna was our guest on the show today. We spoke all about the breakdown of government at Stomont, the attempts to get it running again, as well the Brexit debate and the Irish border quesiton.

**Resources**

[https://twitter.com/ClaireHanna?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor](http://https://twitter.com/ClaireHanna?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor)

[http://www.thejist.co.uk/politics/uk/eu-tax-evasion-regulation-reason-brexit-referendum/](http://http://www.thejist.co.uk/politics/uk/eu-tax-evasion-regulation-reason-brexit-referendum/)

[http://www.thejist.co.uk/podcast/chatter-episode-18-dr-katy-hayward-brexit-irish-border/](http://http://www.thejist.co.uk/podcast/chatter-episode-18-dr-katy-hayward-brexit-irish-border/)

[http://www.thejist.co.uk/podcast/chatter-episode-34-professor-colin-harvey-brexit-good-friday-agreement-citizens-assembly/](http://http://www.thejist.co.uk/podcast/chatter-episode-34-professor-colin-harvey-brexit-good-friday-agreement-citizens-assembly/)

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SDLP MLA Claire Hanna was our guest on the show today. We spoke all about the breakdown of government at Stomont, the attempts to get it running again, as well the Brexit debate and the Irish border quesiton.

**Resources**

[https://twitter.com/ClaireHanna?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor](http://https://twitter.com/ClaireHanna?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor)

[http://www.thejist.co.uk/politics/uk/eu-tax-evasion-regulation-reason-brexit-referendum/](http://http://www.thejist.co.uk/politics/uk/eu-tax-evasion-regulation-reason-brexit-referendum/)

[http://www.thejist.co.uk/podcast/chatter-episode-18-dr-katy-hayward-brexit-irish-border/](http://http://www.thejist.co.uk/podcast/chatter-episode-18-dr-katy-hayward-brexit-irish-border/)

[http://www.thejist.co.uk/podcast/chatter-episode-34-professor-colin-harvey-brexit-good-friday-agreement-citizens-assembly/](http://http://www.thejist.co.uk/podcast/chatter-episode-34-professor-colin-harvey-brexit-good-friday-agreement-citizens-assembly/)

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Steven Agnew, the leader of the Green Party Northern Ireland was our guest on this show. He had plenty to say on the breakdown of government at Stormont, the Brexit negotiations, as well as the success and future of the Greens in Northern Ireland and the UK. We also got into some weedsy electoral system talk and his thoughts on a European energy grid and a carbon tax.

**Resources**

[https://www.clcouncil.org/our-plan/](http://https://www.clcouncil.org/our-plan/)

[https://campaigns.greenparty.org.uk/homepage-internal-elections/](http://https://campaigns.greenparty.org.uk/homepage-internal-elections/)

[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-42735548](http://https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-42735548)

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