Stephen Farry

Professor of Strategic Policy in Practice and co-director of the Ulster University Strategic Policy Unit | Email: [email protected]

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[Stephen Farry @StephenFarryUU]

Article from our visiting professor @UlsterUniSPU Kailash Chada on how the Corporation Tax issue can be revisited. We can't afford to sit within the current economic and policy context of minimal incentives. Time for new ideas.

[Belfast Telegraph @BelTel]

The power to set a local corporation tax rate was won after years of political effort, yet it has never been used. Perhaps the mistake wasn’t the ambition itself, but the way we tried to achieve it, writes Kailiash Chada 🖋️
Read more: https://t.co/cvjrdtrU6r

[Stephen Farry @StephenFarryUU]

There is also the matter of the 27/28 FY Budget. Ordinarily preparations for next year's budget would be under way. In the past, budgets have been set by outgoing Executives before an election eg 2011 & 2016.

[BBC News NI @BBCNewsNI]

The Northern Ireland Secretary of State has said the government's £1.5bn financial package for Stormont is his "final offer" and has given executive parties until next Thursday to respond. https://t.co/zUQNh5zFZp

[Stephen Farry @StephenFarryUU]

The tragedy is that whilst there is a clear need for international co-operation and global governance to manage AI, we are in the midst of a time when the rules-based international order is at its most vulnerable point in decades.

[Jacob Coxon @hilbertspaess]

I resigned from Anthropic today. I spent the last three years doing pretraining research at both OpenAI and Anthropic. Neither company is acting responsibly. They are racing straight to self-improving superintelligence and gambling with our lives. More thoughts below.

[Stephen Farry @StephenFarryUU]

@MarkCarruthers7 @StepWalkTV This is such terribly sad news. Great talent and wonderful character.

[Stephen Farry @StephenFarryUU]

In this article, I set out how some of the proposals within Burnham's 'Rewiring the State' to enhance the powers for English Mayors could work for NI, including addressing the lack of incentives for the Executive to prioritise economic growth.

[Belfast Live @BelfastLive]

Writing for Belfast Live, Ulster University Professor of Strategic Policy in Practice, @StephenFarryUU, questions if Andy Burnham's 'Rewiring the State' offers a way forward for Northern Ireland

https://t.co/0cGtIUoULv

[Belfast Live @BelfastLive]

Writing for Belfast Live, Ulster University Professor of Strategic Policy in Practice, @StephenFarryUU, questions if Andy Burnham's 'Rewiring the State' offers a way forward for Northern Ireland

https://t.co/0cGtIUoULv

[Ben Collins @bjacollins]

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Check out "Bad Shirt Friday Charity Concert" https://t.co/5pwp2OQeAC @eventbritehelp

[Stephen Farry @StephenFarryUU]

This strategy draws from the AI Poll commissioned by @UlsterUniSPU last year to reinforce the evidence base for a citizen engagement pillar.
https://t.co/ZNJeU5Kgpm

[Stephen Farry @StephenFarryUU]

Positive news from the Executive. NI has been behind others on AI policy. Publication of a draft strategy is a step forward & must become a springboard for delivery. With effective guardrails in place, AI has scope to drive public sector productivity. 1/2
https://t.co/66cHayyyhy

[Stephen Farry @StephenFarryUU]

Writing in the Irish News, my colleague, Jodie Carson, sets out how Manchesterism could be an opportunity for NI. She talks about what the need for greater financial incentives for the Executive to adopt a shared plan, including the prioritization of economic growth. 2/2

[Stephen Farry @StephenFarryUU]

Last week Andy Burnham set out proposals for rewiring the UK state. In particular, there are proposals being developed to allow English regions to retain a proportion of locally raised taxes, with other plans for Scotland, Wales and NI. 1/2
https://t.co/KgzHufOGul

[Stephen Farry @StephenFarryUU]

The NI Executive should be proactive in shaping how this major initiative could apply to this region. As we set out in our recent @UlsterUniSPU paper, NI lacks financial incentives to prioritise economic growth. https://t.co/bAAsAQP2R0

[BBC Politics @BBCPolitics]

Andy Burnham to give regional mayors share of income tax https://t.co/24o3Rlirxt

[Prof Jodie Carson @JodieCarson19]

Good to see this acknowledgement of the economic significance of localised financial incentivisation. Important for the devolved regions also.

[Stephen Farry @StephenFarryUU]

@Donate4Daithi Brilliant news

[Stephen Farry @StephenFarryUU]

If journalists predict almost every permutation of who gets the top jobs in a Burnham Cabinet then perhaps at least one story has a good chance of being correct...

[Prof Jodie Carson @JodieCarson19]

Current focus on Manchesterism provides opportunity for renewed thinking re devolution, including re devolved regions. I am quoted in this FT piece stating that devolving powers is one thing, but it is the underlying incentivisation that drives outcomes https://t.co/HVOXxPf98K

[Irish News Business @irishnewsbiz]

What could PM-in-waiting Burnham bring to the Northern Ireland economy? https://t.co/51K3TOsgdN

[Irish News Business @irishnewsbiz]

Professor Jodie Carson of Ulster University’s Strategic Policy Unit, takes us through 33-recommendations for Northern Ireland's economic and societal transformation.

Read more: https://t.co/JRtAHeZrxv

[Stephen Farry @StephenFarryUU]

Today, @UlsterUniSPU has published our latest report Unlocking NI’s Potential: A Framework for Economic Transformation, with 33 recommendations. This framework is best understood through the associated graphic. The full report can be accessed at: https://t.co/nZRgJbokQh

[Prof Jodie Carson @JodieCarson19]

UK’s ongoing political instability raises questions re economic consequences, and impact on NI. In this context, SPU’s latest report https://t.co/9dtsy8tFtW… sets out a plan to transform NI’s future https://t.co/UPpttlTVfO