The Department of Infrastructure is to blame for Belfast’s traffic problems
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It’s not been a good few weeks for Belfast visitors and commuters. Not only are key arterial routes more packed than ever with traffic jams during most of the day, but the bus and train systems have been up the …
Open Sunday – discuss what you like…
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The idea for Open Sunday is to let you discuss what you like. Just two rules. Keep it civil and no man/woman playing. Comments will close at 12 pm on Monday.
Open sunday – politics free zone…
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In addition to our normal open Sunday, we have a politics-free post to give you all a break. So discuss what you like here, but no politics. Comments will close at 12 pm on Monday.
Weekly Bulletin…
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Political, policy and regulatory developments impacting Northern Ireland What you need to know this week Northern Ireland General Election survey results published Data from the newly published 2024 Northern Ireland General Election Survey shows that the TUV was the main …
European Commission against Racism and Intolerance report on UK…
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The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance released a report today on racism and Intolerance in the UK, (full 46 page report available here): The report states that: ECRI’s reports are not the result of inquiries or testimonial evidence. They are …
Questions facing Sinn Fein are reasonable and answerable it just can’t answer them honestly
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…novelty ordinarily emerges only for the man who, knowing with precision what he should expect, is able to recognise that something has gone wrong. Thomas S. Kuhn, Structure of Scientific Revolutions Every time this storm around Sinn Féin looks like …
German pizzas with a side of cocaine…
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From the BBC: Police have raided a pizzeria in western Germany which they alleged served customers a side of cocaine when they ordered item number 40 on the menu. Authorities were tipped off about the scheme in March by food …
Rev Harold Good spills the beans on the DUPs secret meetings with Sinn Féin…
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The Rev Harold Good has a book out today. It is Called In Good Time: A Memoir, and it was written with former journalist and Irish News Editor Martin O’Brien. Over in the BelTel, Sam McBride covers some of the juicy …
Why are so many immigrant communities voting Trump for President?
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Kevin Rooney is a public sector administrator and previously a local journalist in Downpatrick. With the US election just over a fortnight away, some very interesting polls and data are showing wide support for Donald Trump amongst Latino, Hispanic and …
Another escape from scrutiny as First Minister runs roughshod over Stormont committee…
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I’m putting this up with a minimum of comment. It’s the Stormont Committee for The Executive Office (TEO) which has accumulated 1.7k views within hours of the session finishing. The reason being is that it is utterly shambolic. At the …