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Andrew McCormick

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Andrew McCormick

@AGMcCormick

Retired Northern Ireland Civil Service Permanent Secretary. Chair of European Christian Mission Ireland. Enjoys Bach, granite and tourism as an extreme sport.

Bangor Northern Ireland

Joined May 2011

Andrew McCormick
@AGMcCormick
Sep 12, 2023
It is a demonstrable fact that at no stage before February 2021 did the Johnson government say that the Protocol was unsatisfactory or temporary. See briefingsforbritain.co.uk/who-was-respon… and also Hansard for 9/12/20.
David Frost
@DavidGHFrost
Sep 11, 2023
I finally had the opportunity to set out my views on the Windsor Framework for Northern Ireland in the @UKHouseofLords today.
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Andrew McCormick
@AGMcCormick
Apr 27, 2022
My paper on the 1998 Agreement and Brexit for the Constitution Society
consoc.org.uk
The Belfast/Good Friday Agreement and Brexit by Andrew McCormick - The Constitution Society
Nearly six years after the referendum, the Northern Ireland aspect of Brexit is still causing controversy, and the significance of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement of 1998 is a recurrent theme. As...
Andrew McCormick
@AGMcCormick
Mar 2, 2024
Johnson's choice is explicit in the letter and paper he sent to the EU that led to the Protocol 👇👇. @DavidGHFrost has tried to rewrite history before, but the facts remain stubbornly in view. briefingsforbritain.co.uk/who-was-respon…
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Andrew McCormick
@AGMcCormick
Jan 29, 2024
Saw this last week - aghast that anyone with the power to change this can live with themselves, knowing the scale of pain that these statistics express. Only @NIOgov and @duponline have any power to make a difference, and that means they are responsible.
C4 News FactCheck
@FactCheck
Jan 24, 2024
Exclusive analysis by our @FactCheck team shows just how bad things are getting in Northern Ireland’s health service. The number of people waiting more than 12 hours in A&E is now 36 times higher than it was in 2009. @C4Ciaran reports.
Channel 4 News
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Channel 4 News
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Andrew McCormick
@AGMcCormick
Aug 2, 2022
My @IIEA paper published this morning (iiea.com/publications/t…) builds on my previous comments on the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement for @Con_Soc consoc.org.uk/wp-content/upl… and my blog for @UKandEU ukandeu.ac.uk/why-is-the-nor…
Andrew McCormick
@AGMcCormick
Feb 15, 2024
Yes, some truths in the Lords. But the whole truth also includes the facts that: no better alternative to the WF exists in the real world; UK/EU agreement is more important than unionist views; and the evidence shows that a majority in NI consent to it.
Stephen Nolan
@StephenNolan
Feb 15, 2024
Baroness Hoey says "we want straight talking and honesty" from the DUP over the Irish Sea border #NolanLIVE | @BBCiPlayer | @CatharineHoey
The Nolan Show, BBC
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The Nolan Show, BBC
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Andrew McCormick
@AGMcCormick
Feb 9, 2024
I worked for Sir George in Department of Finance in the 1980s - a giant in intellect and in commitment to Northern Ireland who saw new opportunities north south while making an enormous contribution to our economic development within the UK.
Matthew O'Toole
@MatthewOToole2
Feb 9, 2024
Replying to @ArleneFosterUK
Embarrassing that a former enterprise minister wouldn't have heard of Sir George Quigley, who is in fact credited with developing the concept of the island economy. If you think crass sneering at same is the way to woo soft nats and middle ground to the union, good luck to you.
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Andrew McCormick
@AGMcCormick
Feb 7, 2024
Strongly agree with @hayward_katy - far better to have the constitutional position as agreed in 1998, than an approach that only unionists and Conservatives support.
The Constitution Society
@Con_Soc
Feb 7, 2024
Replying to @Con_Soc
May be of interest @AGMcCormick @dmcbfs @LisaClaireWhit1
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Andrew McCormick
@AGMcCormick
Jan 13, 2023
Here are some key points from my article in @TheHouseMag, which is entitled “We must continue to honour the compromises of The Good Friday Agreement to ensure long-lasting stability within Northern Ireland and between the two parts of Ireland" a thread 1/9
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Andrew McCormick
@AGMcCormick
Mar 2, 2023
I don’t doubt the authority of John Larkin KC’s legal opinion on the Windsor Framework. But the issues are historical, political and constitutional as well as narrowly matters of interpretation of the law as it stands. (1/7)
Centre for the Union 🇬🇧
@Centre4TheUnion
Mar 1, 2023
The Centre for the Union is proud to publish independent legal advice on the 'Windsor Framework' from former Northern Ireland Attorney General, John Larkin KC as well as our own summary and a foreword from our Parliamentary Chairman, Ian Paisley MP. centrefortheunion.co.uk/post/windsor-f…
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Andrew McCormick
@AGMcCormick
Feb 15, 2024
So without having voted Conservative, we get the defining Conservative policy - low taxes for the middle classes as higher priority than public services. And the only party opposing this is the Conservatives. 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♂️@JP_Biz @MargaretCan @chhcalling
Belfast Telegraph
@BelTel
Feb 14, 2024
LATEST | FM and dFM rule out 15% rates increase for Northern Ireland belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-…
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Andrew McCormick
@AGMcCormick
Feb 10, 2024
The sceptics’ intellectual honesty is strong but incomplete - factually, no better alternative to the WF exists in the real world, UK/EU agreement is more important than unionist views, and the all the evidence shows that a majority in NI consent to it.
Ben Lowry
@BenLowry2
Feb 10, 2024
The 3 key DUP sceptics in the party's officer team includ'g Sammy Wilson @eastantrimmp write in today's paper that the 7 tests haven't been met, there's still an Irish Sea border. In another essay Gavin Robinson @GRobinsonDUP says not. News report here 1/3 newsletter.co.uk/news/politics/…
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Andrew McCormick
@AGMcCormick
Jan 29, 2024
My article in @Beltel based on paper published this morning by @Con_Soc - see consoc.org.uk/publications/t… Political leaders must ensure the way ahead for NI avoids alienating significant section of population belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/politi…
The Constitutional Status of Northern Ireland: Consent, Acquiescence, Subjugation, Indifference -...
From consoc.org.uk
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Andrew McCormick
@AGMcCormick
Jun 29, 2023
This is indeed a very important and insightful piece. UK Government's behaviour has been horribly irresponsible. Well said, Colin!
Colin Murray
@CRGMurray
Jun 29, 2023
You should ignore this article, it's about devastating budget cuts in NI and the invidious position of the NI Civil Service. That's what every national newspaper in IE and GB did when I pitched it. But thanks to the fab @fortnight50 team it will be out in print next week:
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