Rebranding the UDA

More reports today on the conference, noted here yesterday, to workshop how that £1.2million of public funds might be spent.. Apparently it’s to be chaired by Sir George Quigley and it seems that the invited guests will include not just the Chief Constable, but “US Consul General Dean Pittman and representatives from the main churches” among the “more than 100 stakeholders”.. [any elected representatives? – Ed] And, according to Frankie Gallagher of the UDA-aligned UPRG

He also said one of the things that had been discussed was developing new flag designs that moved away from paramilitary emblems.

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