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Lord Kilclooney and Brid Rodgers welcome UUP and SDLP decisions

Posted By: May 22, 2016

BBC NI. Friday, May 20, 2016 May 2016     SDLP leader Colum Eastwood announced his party would go into opposition on Thursday, while UUP leader Mike Nesbitt said his party would do so last week Lord Kilclooney was UUP deputy leader from 1995 to 2001, while Brid Rodgers had the same position in the SDLP […]

Lord Kilclooney and Brid Rodgers welcome UUP and SDLP decisions

Posted By: May 22, 2016

BBC NI. Friday, May 20, 2016 May 2016     SDLP leader Colum Eastwood announced his party would go into opposition on Thursday, while UUP leader Mike Nesbitt said his party would do so last week Lord Kilclooney was UUP deputy leader from 1995 to 2001, while Brid Rodgers had the same position in the SDLP […]

Opposition parties may cause their own downfall

Posted By: May 21, 2016

Newton  Emerson. Irish News (Belfast). Saturday, May 21, 2016The era of opposition is suddenly upon us – and in politics, five years really is an era. That is how long any opposition parties are required to stay out of power, providing everyone in the executive can hold it together until the next scheduled Stormont election. With three years until the next election of […]

Irish governments united in foggy future

Posted By: May 21, 2016

“Meanwhile on Wednesday, the Queen’s speech outlined 21 bills in Westminster’s programme for government for the coming year, which shows that even a medieval monarchy can outsprint both Irish governments in corporate planning.”Patrick Murphy. Irish News (Belfast). Saturday, May 21, 2016If the Olympic Games had a competition for writing programmes for government (PfG), Ireland would probably come last, well behind the likes of Azerbaijan.The Dublin government’s […]

Facts show nothing contentious in justice

Posted By: May 19, 2016

Newton Emerson.Irish News (Belfast).Thursday, May 19, 2016.Why is the post of justice minister still considered ‘contentious’?Before justice was devolved six years ago, the sticking point was Sinn Féin’s refusal to recognise policing. But Sinn Féin does now recognise policing and in any case, the justice minister has no meaningful control or oversight of the PSNI. Those functions remain carefully reserved to the all-party […]

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