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THE WEEK THAT WAS…. Life is full of unintended consequences. When Coalition forces invaded Iraq they didn’t expect to unleash a sectarian civil war which would claim more casualties than the original invasion. When the Tory right drove John Major’s Government into oblivion with the comforting thought that five years out of power would help [...]
Belfast Harbour has suggested that an upturn in trade through the Port during the first quarter of 2010 may indicate that the Northern Ireland economy is over the worst of the economic downturn. The upbeat assessment was made as the Harbour Authority published its 2009 Annual Report which reflected an increase in Turnover by £0.4m [...]
INCA, the UK-wide body for the promotion of Next Generation Broadband infrastructure, willbe hosting its first ever Northern Ireland Roadshow in Belfast’s Titanic Quarter on June 17th. The group has warned that broadband provision in the UK already lags behind its competitors with many countries making faster progress towards Next Generation services. The event, which is [...]
Legislation dominates the early part of today with the Sunbeds Bill being led through its second stage by Health Minister Michael McGimpsey getting things off and running. This is closely followed by his party colleague Sir Reg Empey bringing the Employment Bill to its consideration stage and the Minister of Agriculture completing the journey for [...]
Should he stay or should he go? This is the question on the media’s lips, if not others. The target is Cardinal Sean Brady. Anyone who knows Sean Brady will know that he is a sincere, genuine and caring individual. Anyone who does not know does not seem to care. He stands accused of a [...]
After Pat Ramsey is admitted to the Assembly Commission substantive business kicks off today with oral questions for both OFMDFM and Social Development. The Social Development committee will ask for an extension for their scrutiny of the Welfare Reform Bill. Next its more SDLP shuffling of the decks with changes to both their statutory and [...]
THE WEEK THAT WAS…. “The years spent in isolation have not equipped him with the tools necessary to judge right from wrong. He’s had no context. He’s been completely without guidance. It seems clear that his awareness of what we call reality is radically underdeveloped.” So thought a psychologist of the leading character in Tim [...]
Regional Development Minister Conor Murphy gets things under way at the dispatch box with oral questions. It’s a case of ‘Go Compare’ in Private Members Business with a SF motion focussing on higher insurance premiums and calling on DETI Minister Arlene Foster to engage with the industry to reduce the disparity with other UK regions. [...]
After this week, politics is better than poker! After three years as Prime Minister, Gordon Brown in the final moments of his premiership gave us a glimpse of the family man. People liked it but as with much of his stewardship it was too little, too late. It was very clear that Labour was only [...]
It seems you have to get up very early to get the better of our Education Minister who today will be one step ahead the first item on the agenda. The presentation of a petition for a rebuild of Whitehouse PS is rendered largely redundant with the Minister’s announcement of funding and the official go-ahead [...]
THE WEEK THAT WAS…. Politics isn’t what it used to be. The sight of Messrs Paisley and McGuinness chuckling all the way to the Division Lobbies was unsettling enough, but the new Nick & Dave show now airing on Channel No.10 is possibly even more bizarre. If the ‘season launch’ of this Rom Com is [...]
Last Thursday I went along to vote in south Belfast, Harberton school polling station. My name was marked as already having voted, a simple mistake I assumed. After a lengthy period of confusion (during which I imagine the staff were quietly wishing I would go away) I was given a pink ballot to mark my [...]
The first hung parliament in the UK in 36 years opened up the possibility of Northern Ireland MPs having a major say in the formation of the next Government. At the time of writing that scenario is receding as the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats seem to be on the cusp of agreeing either a formal [...]
Question Time for both Environment Minister Edwin Poots and the Assembly Commission opens the agenda on the hill today. The DETI Committee will apply for an extension for its committee stage on the Unsolicited Services (Trade and Business Directories) Bill. Following that the Chairs of the Finance and Enterprise Committees will present a joint motion [...]
Businesses throughout Craigavon are being urged to send in their entries for Craigavon Business Awards ahead of the upcoming deadline. Officers from Craigavon Borough Council’s Development Department have been out and about in the Craigavon area in a white Audi supplied by Portadown Audi, with Craigavon Business Awards branding, to raise awareness of the Awards [...]
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