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**Red Lines**

The back-stop’s here? Bad puns with top political coverage from Northern Ireland. Red Lines brings you essential analysis and commentary by BBC NI’s politics team.

Latest Episodes:

Riot Grrrls Nov 03, 2021

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Change makers, influencers and activists who have made their mark in NI

Time to catch our breath Oct 27, 2021

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It's time to pause, review the past few weeks & look ahead to what's coming up.

Political fact and fiction Oct 20, 2021

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Mark Carruthers is joined by Glenn Patterson and Brian McGilloway who've written books and articles galore about the people and the politics of Ireland north and south.

It's Complicated! Oct 13, 2021

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Mark Carruthers is joined by the BBC's former Ireland Correspondents, Mark Simpson & James Helm, plus the New Statesman's Political Correspondent, Ailbhe Rea, to discuss the challenges of reporting the politics of this place

Conference calling Oct 05, 2021

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Mark Carruthers is joined by Gareth Gordon, Julia Langdon and former NIO Minister, Sir Richard Needham to ask whether Northern Ireland still matters to the Conserative Party.

Pact Hunch Sep 29, 2021

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Mark & guests discuss Northern Ireland's electoral pacts of the past and present.

Northern Writes Sep 22, 2021

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Mark & guests review how the Dublin media report on stories from & about Northern Ireland

Writ and Wrong Sep 15, 2021

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Mark Carruthers is joined by libel lawyer Paul Tweed, the Belfast Telegraph's Sam McBride and former journalist and now Ulster Unionist MLA, Mike Nesbitt, to discuss his Private Members' Bill on updating defamation law in Northern Ireland.

Here we go again... Sep 08, 2021

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With a new term at Stormont and an election on the way - Mark Carruthers as is joined by Health Correspondent, Marie-Louise Connolly, Business & Economics Editor, John Campbell & Political Editor, Enda McClafferty to discuss the challenges ahead.

The rise & fall of Edwin Poots Jun 23, 2021

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Mark is joined by BBC's Mark Simpson, Belfast Telegraph's Suzanne Breen & the News Letter's Sam McBride