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THE WEEK THAT WAS…. “The sand of the desert is sodden red – Red with the wreck of a square that broke. The gatling’s jammed and the colonel dead, And the regiment blind with dust and smoke. But the voice of a schoolboy rallies the ranks – “Play up! Play up! And play the game!” [...]
Belfast Harbour, Northern Ireland’s largest seaport has reported that tonnages fell by 4.4% last year in line with forecasts as the impact of the recession continued to be felt. There was, however, double digit growth in Dry Bulk trades associated with the agri-food sector and passenger numbers also increased by 3% to 1.33m, double the rate [...]
Environment Minister Edwin Poots gets things underway today bringing the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill to its Consideration Stage. Finance and Personnel Minister Nigel Dodds will be at the Dispatch Box before the Assembly Commission face their periodic grilling on housekeeping issues on the hill. Private Members Business sees a SF motion calling on the [...]
In a week when the media pack hounded Tony Blair over the justification for the Iraq War over fifty countries endorsed and funded an incentive and bribe package for terrorists. Of course, the bribe and buy strategy is a well trodden path here in Northern Ireland.. Watching Blair perform in the Chilcott Star Chamber one [...]
Assuming it is still in place the Assembly should nod through the Work and Families (Increase of Maximum Amount) Order (Northern Ireland) 2009 to open this week on the hill. Either our Deputy or Acting First Minister will have to drag themselves away from the talks at Hillsborough long enough to face the dispatch box [...]
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