The independent think tank Pivotal is beginning a new research project, funded by the Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust, looking into attitudes and options for Stormont reform.

With an Assembly election in May 2027 and ongoing concerns about the stability of government here, this project comes at a time when deep research and understanding of different perspectives is vital to help shape the public debate on the future of Northern Ireland’s political institutions.

The research will build on Pivotal’s previous report, Improving the institutions: suggested reforms to the Northern Ireland Assembly and Executive. The central aim is to gain a detailed understanding of different people’s attitudes to potential changes that might make the institutions more effective.

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